Chinese President Xi Jinping called on global business leaders to push back against protectionism, seeking to take advantage of growing backlash to rising US tariffs to promote his country as a reliable partner.

The bosses of some of the world's biggest companies met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday.

China’s leader told foreign executives visiting Beijing that globalization is an “unstoppable historical trend.”

The Tesla Takedown movement is expecting hundreds of demonstrations to take place at the automaker's showrooms across the world Saturday for what it has dubbed a "global day of action." Why it matters: The protest movement has drawn the Trump administration's ire and cast Elon Musk's signature brand into turmoil for his role in slashing the federal government.

A groundswell of Tesla protests has erupted across the globe, many launched by groups that have emerged in recent months.

Hundreds of protests against Elon Musk and his role in President Donald Trump’s administration were expected to take place Friday and Saturday in the Bay Area and across the globe. Organizers who are part of a campaign called the “ Tesla Takedown ” said they are hoping to spur people into non-violent action against Musk to voice their discontent with In his role,

Three Teslas were vandalized earlier this month outside a shopping plaza in Bradenton and the person who did it is still on the run. A Tesla owner told 8 On Your Side it’s made him think twice about where he parks.