Tesla’s Elon Musk hails Xi Jinping’s leadership and Chinese AI strength

Musk controls SpaceX, a Pentagon and US intelligence contractor, and his business ties with China have drawn scrutiny in Washington “He seems like a great leader. Under his tenure, China has prospered immensely. I’ve seen it first hand,” Musk said in one of a series of videos posted on CCTV’s social media account. “And it’s also obvious to see just walking around the streets, the … prosperity of the average Chinese citizen has increased tremendously. All that seems to happen under President Xi while he’s been the leader of China. So he’s clearly done an excellent job and is very capable.” Musk has extensive business ties with China, with Shanghai home to Tesla’s largest overseas manufacturing base. In recent years, those ties have drawn scrutiny in Washington because Musk also controls SpaceX, a major Pentagon and US intelligence contractor.

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