Exclusive: SpaceX moves to keep Chinese nationals, parts out of supply chain

TechnologyIndustry leader aims to insulate US space program from China influenceElon Musk-led SpaceX is instructing partners across its vast global supply chain not to assign or employ Chinese nationals at facilities producing products for the company. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and Reuters)CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LIJuly 30, 2026 12:00 JSTTAIPEI -- U.S. rocket and satellite maker SpaceX is taking aggressive measures to ensure there is no Chinese influence on its operations or supply chains to safeguard the production of technologies critical to American national security, multiple sources told Nikkei Asia.