The Global Times, a state-backed newspaper, targeted Musk for advancing a 'conspiracy theory' stating that his remarks, “have been continuously used by U.S. right-wing and anti-China media hostile to China as material to frame China.”
Chinese state media called out Elon Musk this week for responding to a post about the origin of the coronavirus, potentially signaling strained relations between the Tesla CEO and the country where many of the cars' parts are manufactured.
"At the same time, these remarks of his have been continuously used by those US right-wing and anti-China media hostile to China as material to frame China," the publication wrote. Tension with China could cost Musk dearly. In China, companies that make comments deemed hostile by Beijing have been swiftly targeted with restrictions crippling their business in the country. China accounts for around 40 percent of Tesla sales and the company has one of its biggest factories in Shanghai.
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