Musk offers proposal on China-Taiwan tensions, after Russia-Ukraine plan

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Musk offers proposal on China-Taiwan tensions, after Russia-Ukraine plan

Kanishka Singh and Hyunjoo Jin
Fri, October 7, 2022 at 8:30 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk, days after floating a possible deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine that drew condemnation in Ukraine, suggested that tensions between China and Taiwan could be resolved by handing over some control of Taiwan to Beijing.

"My recommendation . . . would be to figure out a special administrative zone for Taiwan that is reasonably palatable, probably won't make everyone happy," the world's richest person, told the Financial Times in an interview published on Friday.

Musk was responding to a question about China, where his Tesla electric car company 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 objects to China's sovereignty claims and says only the island's 23 million people can decide its future.

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/russia-ukraine-plan-musk-offers-003036672.html

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The article goes on to point out that a One Country Two Systems solution has already been rejected, especially since the crackdown on Hong Kong.

[Biophilic]

1. Ya, cause Hong Kong is such a great example of how China deals with democracy.

[StormKing]

2. I have a proposal...

....go fight for Putin, Elon.

[Ponietz]

3. Musk wants Russia and China to vote for him in the '24 or '28 presidential election

Note that he left his native South Africa for Canada when it was clear that apartheid was ending, and became a U.S. citizen in 2002. He’s not “natural born” but any ratfucker would view that as a minor detail.

[Irish_Dem]

4. The two richest men in the world are firmly on the side of fascist brutal regimes.

[hatrack]

5. Ah! A new plan from Mescaline Metternich!

Let's all fall to our knees before the Genius That Is Elon!!!

[LastDemocratInSC]

12. He is a good example of the Peter Principle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle

[HAB911]

6. Someone tell him to STFU

[BootinUp]

7. I saw something about this yesterday and thought it had to be a joke. nt

[David__77]

8. I wonder if he wishes to run for office.

I could see it. Not president, of course given his foreign born status.

[Xoan]

9. Musk should move to China ...

that's where most of his Teslas are made.

[RainCaster]

10. He can't even work well with labor unions

He needs to STFU and show us his compassionate side. Till then, he's a waste of column inches.

[samsingh]

11. let me quess, musk wants taiwan to give up its weapons in the interest of negotiation

so that China does not feel threatened.

[Carlitos Brigante]

13. "after floating a possible deal to end the war". This right here perfectly

encapsulates what's wrong with the media. No he didn't fucking "float a possible deal" to end the war". That was just the brain droppings of an over privileged, narcissistic asshole who thinks online trolling is serious discourse. And should be taken as such. People are dying every day needlessly because of Russia's imperialistic ambitions. And this jagoff thinks it's cute to write shit like "I challenge Putin to a duel"?! Fuck off. I can only hope one of the Klitschko brothers run into him one day and show him a thing or two.

[ananda]

14. He really thinks he's president of the world.

Just fuck off Elon.

[dalton99a]

15. Elon has a super genius solution to every problem.

In fact, Elon has a cure for cancer that's available by invitation on a subscription basis - and exclusive for Elon members only. Join and see if you qualify - operators are standing by