Earlier this week, In a Twitter poll, Elon Musk suggested a path to “Ukraine-Russia Peace”.
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Billionaire Elon Musk, days after offering a deal that could end the war between Russia and Ukraine that drew Ukraine’s condemnation, suggested that tensions between China and Taiwan could be resolved by handing over some control of Taiwan to Beijing.
“My proposal … would be to find a special administrative district for Taiwan that is reasonable and reasonable, which probably won’t make everyone happy,” Musk, the world’s richest man, told the Financial Times. in an interview published Friday. Musk made the comments when asked by the newspaper about China, where his electric car maker Tesla operates a large factory in Shanghai.
Beijing, which says democratically ruled Taiwan is one of its provinces, has long vowed to bring Taiwan under its control and has not ruled out the use of force to do so. Taiwan’s government strongly opposes China’s claims and says only the island’s 23 million people can decide its future.
“And it can happen, and I think maybe, in fact, they can have a more lenient deal than Hong Kong,” Musk, is quoted by the newspaper.
The Shanghai factory accounted for about half of Tesla’s global deliveries last year. Musk also said China had sought assurances that he would not provide his rocket company SpaceX’s Starlink internet service there.
Musk said he thinks conflict over Taiwan is inevitable and warns of its potential impact on not only Tesla, but also iPhone maker Apple Inc and the broader economy. The interview did not elaborate on those comments.
Earlier this week, Musk proposed Ukraine cede Crimea permanently to Russia, new referendums would be held under the auspices of the United Nations to determine the fate of the Russian-controlled territory, and Ukraine agreed. neutral. He asked Twitter users to weigh in on his plans, drawing harsh criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who suggested his own Twitter poll: “Which @elonmusk do you prefer more? ? A pro-Ukrainian (or) a pro-Russia.”
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