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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
(3,668 posts)StormKing
(243 posts)....go fight for Putin, Elon.
Ponietz
(2,987 posts)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. Hes not natural born but any ratfucker would view that as a minor detail.
Irish_Dem
(47,153 posts)hatrack
(59,587 posts)Let's all fall to our knees before the Genius That Is Elon!!!
LastDemocratInSC
(3,647 posts)HAB911
(8,906 posts)BootinUp
(47,165 posts)David__77
(23,423 posts)I could see it. Not president, of course given his foreign born status.
Xoan
(25,322 posts)that's where most of his Teslas are made.
RainCaster
(10,892 posts)He needs to STFU and show us his compassionate side. Till then, he's a waste of column inches.
samsingh
(17,599 posts)so that China does not feel threatened.
Carlitos Brigante
(26,501 posts)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
(28,868 posts)Just fuck off Elon.
dalton99a
(81,529 posts)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