Elon Musk was showered with reward throughout a visit to China final week, with folks on social media calling him “a pioneer,” “Brother Ma” and “a global idol” whereas the CEO of Tesla, Twitter and SpaceX additionally met with three authorities ministers.
Musk met with China’s international, commerce and business ministers and dined with Zeng Yuqun, chairman of high battery provider CATL.
Little was identified of these conversations. The business ministry mentioned solely that Musk and its minister exchanged views about electrical automobiles and linked vehicles; the commerce ministry introduced Tesla’s chief mentioned the automaker’s improvement in China. The lack of knowledge didn’t cease an outpouring of enthusiasm for Musk on Chinese social media.
“He’s a global idol,” commented one consumer. “Elon Musk is just great, if only China could have someone like Elon Musk,” mentioned one other.
The menu for the 16-course meal he shared with CATL’s Zeng on the upmarket Man Fu Yan restaurant was effusive, images posted on social media confirmed.
Illustrated with two rearing horses — a play on the character for horse utilized in Musk’s Chinese identify — the menu described Tesla as a darkish horse “standing out from traditional automotive companies.”
In distinction to the social media frenzy in China and his propensity at dwelling to make waves on Twitter, which he now owns, Musk did not tweet or make any public statements throughout his journey. Twitter is blocked in China.
But the nation’s international ministry quoted Musk as describing the U.S. and China economies as “conjoined twins” and saying that he was against their decoupling.
Source: www.autonews.com