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Tesla co-founder previously suggested Taiwan should become a ‘special administrative zone’ in China

Elon Musk, the owner of X/Twitter, was called out on his platform by Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs after calling the island nation an "integral part of China" and insisting that he understands "China well."

Mr Musk made the comments on the "All In" podcast while answering a question about China and the future of his involvement with the nation.

During the interview, Mr Musk said "I think I understand China well," and notes that he's been there several times and has met with high-ranking officials.

He then turns his attention to Taiwan, and compares its relationship to China to Hawaii's relationship to the US, insisting it is "an integral part of China that is arbitrarily not part of China”.

That comparison is flawed in two major ways: first, Hawaii is not a contested region, but is unquestionably a US state with all the same powers and freedoms granted any other US state; second, Taiwan's assertion that it is its own state is not arbitrary, but instead a position it has held for decades.

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[–] Chemical 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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[–] metallic_substance 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

You can! Are you accessing via mobile app or web? Many of the mobile apps allow keyword filtering

[–] Chemical 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I’m using Liftoff! (iPhone). Love it, but don’t see that option. Are there any iPhone apps that will allow this that you know of?

[–] metallic_substance 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I think (?) there's a few, but I don't know as I'm not an iOS user 🤷‍♂️

[–] BackOnMyBS 0 points 9 months ago

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