Trump brings Musk on Asia trip, skips Nvidia scandal in talks with Xi and Putin
President Donald Trump will bring Elon Musk on his Asia trip next week to the Philippines and China, despite the ongoing fallout from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's ouster over an alleged affair with a suspected Chinese agent. The trip culminates in a trilateral meeting with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin on nuclear arms limits. Administration officials said Trump will not confront Xi about the Nvidia scandal, and they do not expect Chinese retaliation for potential actions to close loopholes in export controls on advanced computer chips. Musk's economic and national security expertise makes him a valuable adviser, though he will not join the trilateral meeting. Trump arrives Tuesday in the Philippines for ASEAN meetings, a trade deal with Thailand, and a Quad session, then heads to the APEC summit in Shenzhen for his third meeting with Xi this year. The leaders will discuss the Iran war but not Ukraine, and Trump has no plans to meet Kim Jong Un.