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Tesla boss Elon Musk praises China’s ‘amazing’ prosperity, infrastructure as Communist Party celebrates 100th birthday
- Musk’s upbeat tweet appears to be an olive branch after months of tensions between the carmaker and Chinese officials and customers over safety concerns
- It comes five days after Tesla said it would recall all the vehicles it had manufactured at its Shanghai factory since the beginning of 2020
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Tesla chief executive Elon Musk heaped praise on China’s economic development and infrastructure as the country’s ruling Communist Party celebrated its centenary, in an apparent bid to sooth tensions with officials and customers.
The positive remarks came five days after the US electric carmaker said it would recall all of the vehicles it had manufactured at its Shanghai factory since the beginning of 2020, amid concerns over safety.
“The economic prosperity that China has achieved is truly amazing, especially in infrastructure! I encourage people to visit and see for themselves,” Musk tweeted.
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He was responding to a post on Twitter by China’s state news agency Xinhua that featured a snippet of Chinese President Xi Jinping‘s speech celebrating the Communist Party’s 100th anniversary on Thursday morning.
The billionaire’s statement was also posted on the Chinese microblogging site Weibo.
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