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Not only conflicts with the Chinese, but also their friends the Russians: Suggesting appeasement: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1576969255031296000 https
by imglorp 4y ago
Not only conflicts with the Chinese, but also their friends the Russians:
Suggesting appeasement: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1576969255031296000 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1576969255031296000
Entertaining sanctioned presenter: https://www.businessinsider.com/musk-spotted-pro-putin-russian-tv-presenter-world-cup-2022-12?op=1 https://www.businessinsider.com/musk-spotted-pro-putin-russi...
Tesla buys aluminum from Rusal: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/14/tesla-has-bought-aluminum-from-russian-supplier-rusal-since-2020.html https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/14/tesla-has-bought-aluminum-fr...
"Tesla, as the only 100% foreign-owned automaker in China, holds a privileged place, but it holds it tenuously. The risk that China could retaliate against Tesla in response to U.S. or European sanctions or policies China finds distasteful has always been present": https://seekingalpha.com/article/4501080-a-new-tesla-risk-russias-ukraine-invasion https://seekingalpha.com/article/4501080-a-new-tesla-risk-ru...
- mlindner 4y agoElon Musk was literally spit on by the Russians before starting SpaceX. There was also the long going spat with the former head of Roscosmos with him calling the Falcon 9 a "broomstick" and saying that NASA will need a trampoline to get to space and Elon Musk playing into those jokes. It's amazing how much people forget history and only remember recent events.
- imglorp 4y agoIt's not us who overlook those sleights, it is he snubbing Ukraine, buying from Russia, and seeking a Tesla factory there.