A few hours before the reestablishment of Tiktok in the United States this Sunday, January 19, Elon Musk pleaded in its favor, criticizing China, the country in which his social network is blocked.
The uncertain fate of Tiktok in the United States has many personalities reacting. In addition to Donald Trump, who spoke out against the ban on the Chinese social network, Elon Musk, who has become closer to the future president, also wants it not to be blocked.
“I have been against the ban on Tiktok for a long time, because it goes against freedom of expression,” recalled the owner of application in the United States. The billionaire took the opportunity to criticize China in his message.
“The current situation in which TikTok is allowed to operate in America, but X is not allowed to operate in China is unbalanced. Something has to change,” he criticized.
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An important market for Tesla
Elon Musk’s publication comes as he is generally very cautious with China, which is an important market for Tesla. With 11 million electric vehicles sold last year, it is the world’s largest market in this sector.
Having installed one of its mega-factories in China, Tesla is trying to compete with local automakers. Elon Musk also counts on a large support network in the country. This Sunday, he spoke with the Chinese vice-president, Han Zheng, who will attend the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump this Monday, January 20.
During this meeting, the billionaire assured that Tesla was “ready to deepen its cooperation with China in terms of investments” and to “play an active role in economic and commercial exchanges between the United States and China”. For his part, Han Zheng called on American companies to “seize the opportunity” of strengthening economic ties with China.
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