John Rewich

According to the White House, more than a dozen top U.S.

executives will be on the trip this week, including Apple's Tim Cook, Boeing CEO Kelly Orteg, and Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX fame.

Musk also co-led Trump's Department of Government Efficiency early in his second term.

There are financiers in the group, too, from BlackRock, Blackstone, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs.

This trip will be the first to China by a U.S.

president since Trump visited during his first term nearly nine years ago.

And while geopolitics loom large, especially the war in Iran, the parade of executives signals an interest in promoting business and potentially striking deals, despite a festering trade war.

John Rewich, NPR News, Washington.

According to the White House, more than a dozen top U.S.

executives will be on the trip this week, including Apple's Tim Cook, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortbeg, and Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX fame.

Musk also co-led Trump's Department of Government Efficiency early in his second term.

There are financiers in the group, too, from BlackRock, Blackstone, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs.

This trip will be the first to China by a U.S.

president since Trump visited during his first term nearly nine years ago.

And while geopolitics loom large, especially the war in Iran, the parade of executives signals an interest in promoting business and potentially striking deals despite a festering trade war.

John Rewich, NPR News, Washington.

French authorities began investigating Musk and X last year, focusing on algorithm manipulation and potential interference in French politics.

The probe was expanded earlier this year after a complaint accused X of spreading hateful, racist, and homophobic content.

And now French prosecutors say they've opened a criminal investigation.

The Paris prosecutor's office summoned X and XAI, as well as Musk and former X CEO Linda Iaccarino, threatening to issue warrants equivalent to indictments if they fail to appear for questioning.