Nikkei Asia reported that Tesla CEO Elon Musk called China "awesome" and strongly denied any plans to disrupt the company's operations in the country. Meanwhile, Musk's mother, Maye Musk, made her second trip to China in less than five months in August, a visit described as "Chinamaxxing." The report noted that despite geopolitical risks, the world's second-largest economy and the richest man still need each other.