Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s fanbase in China stretches far and wide, but will fans’ admiration endure as he takes on his new role as Trump’s efficiency tsar?

After years of rejecting the idea of a sale of TikTok’s US assets to an American buyer in order to avert a ban, China and ByteDance may have found an owner they could live with: Elon Musk.

EXCLUSIVE: Rumours Elon Musk could buy TikTok or broker a deal have swirled in recent days in a move that could transform the video-sharing platform and make both parties even more powerful, an expert has said.

Elon Musk weighed in on one of the first business investment unveilings by President Donald Trump Wednesday, in a move that could suggest friction at the heart of the new administration's focus on America's leadership in the global technology race.

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with tech tycoon Elon Musk and urged US firms to "seize the opportunity" to deepen economic ties with China.

ELON Musk is said to be in talks with China over the possibility of buying TikTok to avoid an impending US ban on the platform. The app is facing a ban in the US from January 19 due

China’s foreign and commerce ministries didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment on whether Beijing would allow the American government to own part of TikTok.

After stepping in to restore TikTok in the U.S. and delaying a law that would effectively ban the app, Trump is looking for avenues to keep the popular platform afloat.

YouTuber MrBeast, X owner Elon Musk and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison are names that have floated around in the past week.

Potential TikTok buyers are lining up as President Trump and the Chinese government show heightened interest in striking a deal to sell the popular video-sharing platform in the face of a U.S.

In an effort to save TikTok, President Donald Trump, who has gained 15 million followers on the app since last year, is pressuring China to sell half the company to the United States.