Trump to bring Musk on Asia trip, sidestep Nvidia issue with Xi
President Donald Trump will travel to the Philippines and China next week accompanied by Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest man, according to administration officials previewing the trip on Friday. Musk, as head of SpaceX and Tesla, serves as a valuable adviser due to his economic and national security interests. Trump plans to avoid confronting Chinese leader Xi Jinping about the Nvidia scandal involving ousted CEO Jensen Huang, and officials do not expect Chinese retaliation over chip export issues. The trip includes a historic trilateral meeting with Xi and Russian leader Vladimir Putin focused on nuclear arms limits, though no meeting is planned with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. Trump will also attend ASEAN and APEC summits, with Musk excluded from the trilateral session.