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Musk, TikTok and risks to US ‘national security’ 

January 17, 2025January 16, 2025 by China Factor Staff

The tech tycoon is being floated as a potential buyer for the Chinese-owned hip-short-video platform

Categories Talking Point Tags China, Elon Musk, News, SpaceX, Tesla, TikTok Ban, United States Leave a comment

China has become a poison Apple for Corporate America

September 12, 2023September 11, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Beijing’s latest plans signal a shift toward ‘totalitarianism’ as tensions rise with Washington

Categories Business Gloom Tags Apple, China, Cold War, National Security, News, President Xi Jinping, Tesla Leave a comment

China specter hangs over Musk’s Twitter takeover

April 29, 2022April 27, 2022 by China Factor Staff

‘Communist Party officials do not share’ the billionaire’s ‘free speech values and they know how to squeeze’

Categories Social Media Tags Beijing, China, ChinaFactor, Communist Party of China, Elon Musk, News, SpaceX, Tesla, Twitter Leave a comment

Factory chaos puts the brake on China’s economy

April 18, 2022April 15, 2022 by China Factor Staff

Omicron outbreak leaves nearly 400 million people under lockdown as Shanghai crisis spreads across the country

Categories Economic Hazards Tags Beijing, China, ChinaFactor, Economic Risks, News, Omicron Wave, Tesla Leave a comment

China’s on track to build the best cars in the world

September 27, 2021September 24, 2021 by Tom Stacey

The electric vehicle revolution could usher in a new age and a new global leader

Categories Technology Race Tags China, Electric Cars, Germany, Japan, Nio, Polestar, South Korea, Tesla, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

Innovation is driving China’s electric vehicle revolution

August 9, 2021August 4, 2021 by The Conversation

What electric vehicle manufacturers can learn from the world’s second-largest economy

Categories Analysis Tags China, Electric Vehicles, EVs, Hongguang Mini EV, Tesla, The Conversation, The Long Read, Wuling Motors Leave a comment

Tesla spying? China would shut us down, says Musk

March 21, 2021March 21, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows Elon Musk speaking at a conference with the Tesla brand name in the background. He is the driving force behind the company.

Media report claims Chinese military has banned Tesla cars from its bases, citing security concerns over its cameras

Categories Tech Tension Tags China, Close Links, Defense Bases, Elon Musk, News, Tesla Leave a comment

Why Musk and Tesla could face a road to perdition in China

January 30, 2021January 16, 2021 by Gordon Watts

The mega-rich entrepreneur has managed an amazing balancing act between Washington and Beijing

Categories Analysis Tags China, Communist Party, Elon Musk, News, SpaceX, Tesla, United States Leave a comment

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