Taiwan slams Elon Musk, says it's 'not for sale' nor part of China
- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu reiterate that Taiwan is not for sale and is not part of China.
- Elon Musk claims to have a good understanding of China despite being an outsider and compares China's view of Taiwan to an integral part of China, like Hawaii.
- Taiwan has been governed independently from China since 1949, but Beijing still considers Taiwan as part of its territory that should be reunified, even by force if necessary.
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Taiwan lashes out at Elon Musk over claim that self-governed island is an ‘integral part of China’
Billionaire Elon Musk drew the ire of Taiwan on Wednesday when he suggested that the self-governed island was an "integral part of China." Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called out Musk on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. China has long claimed ownership over Taiwan, despite the island having its own democratically-elected government. "Hope Elon Musk can also ask the [Chinese Communist Party] to open X to its people. Perhaps he t…
Taiwan 'not for sale': Taipei slams Elon Musk over ‘blindly flattering’ comments for China
Taiwan slammed Elon Musk on Thursday (September 14) for his comment about the island nation. Taipei called out the US tech billionaire for "blindly flattering" Beijing after he called the self-ruled island "an integral part" of China. China views self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory and even claims that, in case needed, it will use force to unite the two territories. For the same, China boosted its military presence near democratically g
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