"Tesla, as the only 100% foreign-owned automaker in China, holds a privileged place, but it holds it tenuously. The risk that China could retaliate against Tesla in response to U.S. or European sanctions or policies China finds distasteful has always been present": https://seekingalpha.com/article/4501080-a-new-tesla-risk-ru...
Elon Musk was literally spit on by the Russians before starting SpaceX. There was also the long going spat with the former head of Roscosmos with him calling the Falcon 9 a "broomstick" and saying that NASA will need a trampoline to get to space and Elon Musk playing into those jokes.
It's amazing how much people forget history and only remember recent events.
Suggesting appeasement: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1576969255031296000
Entertaining sanctioned presenter: https://www.businessinsider.com/musk-spotted-pro-putin-russi...
Tesla buys aluminum from Rusal: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/14/tesla-has-bought-aluminum-fr...
"Tesla, as the only 100% foreign-owned automaker in China, holds a privileged place, but it holds it tenuously. The risk that China could retaliate against Tesla in response to U.S. or European sanctions or policies China finds distasteful has always been present": https://seekingalpha.com/article/4501080-a-new-tesla-risk-ru...