{"id":162468,"date":"2025-02-24T05:59:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T05:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=162468"},"modified":"2025-02-24T05:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T05:59:38","slug":"trump-confidant-elon-musks-china-ties-pose-security-risk-ex-general-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=162468","title":{"rendered":"Trump confidant Elon Musk\u2019s China ties pose security risk, ex-general warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Op-ed highlights business interests of tech billionaire who spent a quarter of a million dollars to elect Trump Elon Musk\u2019s mounting influence in Donald Trump\u2019s inner circle has triggered alarm from a former US military chief, who warns the tech billionaire and Trump confidant\u2019s deep ties to Beijing could compromise national security.Lt Gen Russel Honor\u00e9 condemned Musk\u2019s web of Chinese business interests \u2013 including $1.4bn in state bank loans and a Tesla factory subject 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