Musk grimaced during a photo shoot with the leaders of the United States and China

American entrepreneur Elon Musk started making faces during an official photo shoot at a state reception in Beijing attended by the leaders of the United States Donald Trump and China Xi Jinping. This was reported by the Daily Mail on May 14.

A delegation of several dozen top managers from the United States arrived in the Chinese capital with Trump. The program of the visit included a state reception and a gala dinner. Footage from the banquet shows Apple CEO Tim Cook standing behind Musk, smiling politely at the camera. At the same time, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, sitting in front of him, makes grimaces and gives the camera a thumbs up.

The publication notes that as soon as the photographer finished his work, Cook immediately stopped smiling and took on a serious look. The reasons for Musk's eccentric behavior at the official event are not specified.

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On the same day. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio led Musk away from the press during a discussion of the meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping. The media met the billionaire at the People's Assembly House in Beijing, where a reception was held on the occasion of the visit of the American president to China. He was asked a question about the negotiations, but as soon as he began to answer, the US Secretary of State took him away from the journalists.