In China as in the United States, the first official visit of Elon Musk for 3 years is followed closely, including on local social networks.
On the other hand, it does not seem that the general manager of Twitter has tried to tweet from China, even if it means using an effective VPN.
For lack of being able to tweet, Elon Musk purrs in the land of the Dragon
If China is particularly in the tech news on the space side, Elon Musk’s visit has far from gone unnoticed in the country. For once, however, we should not count on the main interested party to tell his journey, which has continued since Tuesday, May 30, 2023, on his favorite social network and which he now owns, Twitter. And for good reason, at present, the social network sporting the famous blue bird is still blocked in the Middle Kingdom. No big deal, Mr. Musk will get over it. In fact, his agenda was, to say the least, full between Beijing and Shanghai.
In just two days, Musk pulled out all the stops. First Tuesday in Beijing, where the CEO of SpaceX and Twitter, but especially of Tesla met three Chinese ministers. As specified Reutersfew official communications such as rumors are available on these exchanges, but, once is not custom, Elon Musk appeared as a diplomat a bit finer.
The Taiwanese, in the current context, will appreciate. Indeed, China’s foreign minister said Musk compared the economies of China and the United States to ” Siamese twins whose separation would be detrimental to both parties. A rather wise opinion, because Elon Musk has everything to lose in the event of a new economic cooling in the already tense relations between the two countries.
Chinese social networks are in turmoil for Elon Musk
As it is wisely reminded Reuters, the Shanghai Tesla Gigafactory produced more than half of the Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y units. whether it’s about Tesla’s development in China or advances in connected vehicles and other electric cars. always according to ReutersElon Musk wants to obtain certainty about the possibility of expanding the Tesla factory in Shanghai, but also to learn more about the competition from potential Chinese vehicles on the local market.
Musk also had dinner with CATL CEO Zeng Yuqun, the company responsible for producing the batteries for Tesla electric vehicles. However, none of the departments or companies named agreed to comment on Elon Musk’s program or his May 31, 2023 goals.
Failing to tweet, the truculent boss of Twitter was nevertheless able to appreciate his popularity rating on Chinese social networks, where a notable enthusiasm for him was noted by Reuters. Not sure, however, that this is enough to calm Sino-American relations when a Chinese fighter grazed a US Navy building in the China Sea this Wednesday morning, May 31, 2023, or to save SpaceX satellites.
Sources: Reuters, The Huffington Post
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