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Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakes One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors.

Before SpaceX IPO, Investors in China Secretly Acquired Stakes A businessman with ties to Chinese military contractors was among the overseas investors who acquired stakes in SpaceX while it was still a private company. An entity linked to the Qatari royal family also took a stake. The new details come from a private investor list obtained by ProPublica that sheds light on a particularly delicate issue for Elon Musk’s rocket company: which people in countries like China bought into the company, and how. SpaceX built its business off sensitive U.S. government work like making spy satellites for the Pentagon. While there is no ban on Chinese investment in U.S. military contractors, such investment is heavily regulated. In a sign of its sensitivity to the concerns, SpaceX barred investors from China and Hong Kong from buying shares in its initial public offering last week due to “regulatory and compliance risks,” Bloomberg reported . The U.S. government alleges that China has a strategy of using investments in sensitive industries for espionage and to get access to cutting-edge technology. The company’s IPO last week was the largest ever, making Musk the world’s first trillionaire. M…

SpaceX: Why Chinese investors are banned from the biggest IPO in history Billionaire Elon Musk’s AI and aerospace giant SpaceX has banned investors from Hong Kong and mainland China from buying its shares as it goes public on Friday – a rarely seen restriction that shows just how geopolitically sensitive the world’s tangled financial markets have grown. But Chinese investors seem all too willing to make risky investments in cryptocurrencies allegedly backed by US companies to avoid letting the initial public offering (IPO) of the century pass them by.

Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakes - Salon.com Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakes One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors By Justin Elliott - Joshua Kaplan Published June 19, 2026 6:00AM (EDT) Elon Musk envisioned a future with optional work and irrelevant money thanks to the domination of artificial intelligence. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images) Facebook X Reddit Email This article originally appeared on ProPublica . A businessman with ties to Chinese military contractors was among the overseas investors who acquired stakes in SpaceX while it was still a private company. An entity linked to the Qatari royal family also took a stake. The new details come from a private investor list obtained by ProPublica that sheds light on a particularly delicate issue for Elon Musk’s rocket company: which people in countries like China bought into the company, and how. SpaceX built its business off sensitive U.S. government work like making spy satellites for the Pentagon. While there is no ban on Chinese investment in U.S. military contractors, such investment is heavily regulated. In …

Chinese investors blocked from SpaceX IPO: How they are finding alternative routes to gain exposure Chinese investors are seeking indirect exposure to SpaceX's IPO due to direct participation being blocked. They are exploring offshore accounts, proxy stocks, and domestic A-share investments linked to the commercial space sector. This surge in interest is driving speculative buying in Chinese space-related companies.

Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakes - Daily Kos Daily Kos Staff One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors. The information was revealed only after ProPublica went to court to obtain it. ByJustin ElliottandJoshua KaplanforProPublica A businessman with ties to Chinese military contractors was among the overseas investors who acquired stakes in SpaceX while it was still a private company. An entity linked to the Qatari royal family also took a stake. The new details come from aprivate investor listobtained by ProPublica that sheds light on a particularly delicate issue for Elon Musk’s rocket company: which people in countries like China bought into the company, and how. SpaceX built its business off sensitive U.S. government work like making spy satellites for the Pentagon. While there is no ban on Chinese investment in U.S. military contractors, such investment is heavily regulated. In a sign of its sensitivity to the concerns, SpaceX barred investors from China and Hong Kong from buying shares in its initial public offering last week due to “regulatory and compliance risks,”Bloomberg reported. The U.S. governm…

'China follows Musk very closely': China's space firms prep IPOs to ... Ahead of a historic IPO , SpaceX dominates the global aerospace industry with its reusable rockets and global constellation of internet satellites through Starlink. The anticipation ahead of Friday’s public offering is reaching a fever pitch as the stock market sees mass sell-off of other stocks, and as analysts speculate how many will purchase the company’s anticipated 555.6 million shares. Recommended Video What’s notable about that anticipation is who is doing that speculation in the first place. As the company made headlines for barring investors from Hong Kong and China from partaking—a rare move for a company trying to maximize liquidity—China’s emerging commercial space firms are similarly preparing IPOs that signal the country is competing with SpaceX and Starlink long-term, according to analysts and company filings. “It’s always hard to chalk everything up to a single company 8,000 miles from China, but when you look at Starlink’s progress and the milestones they’ve hit, and then you line that up with China’s announcements and decisions around space and satellite Internet, it’s pretty clear,” Blaine C…