There are signs that is already happening. - Last year Tesla got in a huge PR storm when a customer complained of unintended acceleration. It later turned out

There are signs that is already happening. - Last year Tesla got in a huge PR storm when a customer complained of unintended acceleration. It later turned out the customer was making it up. However the government didn’t intervene and let the situation got a lot worse, whereas they routinely “stop the spread of misinformation” on other hot topics. - Many government and academic institutions banned Tesla from their campus, citing security concern from their cameras Also in general anti-American sentiment is extremely high in China right now, making it harder for Tesla to do business