Jeff Bezos cites China over Elon Musk's Twitter deal

After the news broke out of Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter, Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos posed a question for the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, whether this takeover would affect Tesla in China. Read on to find out more.

Through a series of tweets, Jeff Bezos directed the public's attention towards the fact that almost half of the Tesla vehicles produced in the last year were made in Shanghai, Tesla’s first overseas plant, according to Bloomberg. (REUTERS)

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1/5 Through a series of tweets, Jeff Bezos directed the public's attention towards the fact that almost half of the Tesla vehicles produced in the last year were made in Shanghai, Tesla’s first overseas plant, according to Bloomberg. (REUTERS)

Bezos tweeted, “Interesting question. Did the Chinese government just gain a bit of leverage over the town square?”, he further said, “My own answer to this question is probably not, the more likely outcome in this regard is complexity in China for Tesla, rather than censorship at Twitter.” (MINT_PRINT)

2/5 Bezos tweeted, “Interesting question. Did the Chinese government just gain a bit of leverage over the town square?”, he further said, “My own answer to this question is probably not, the more likely outcome in this regard is complexity in China for Tesla, rather than censorship at Twitter.” (MINT_PRINT)

According to Bloomberg, a representative for the Musk family office did not comment on the matter. (AFP)

3/5 According to Bloomberg, a representative for the Musk family office did not comment on the matter. (AFP)

Twitter, along with most of the American social media platforms are banned in China. In light of the announcement of the deal, Musk had earlier tweeted about his agenda of free speech. (REUTERS)

4/5 Twitter, along with most of the American social media platforms are banned in China. In light of the announcement of the deal, Musk had earlier tweeted about his agenda of free speech. (REUTERS)

China is the world’s largest EV market and it has been a blessing for Tesla’s growth in the country. With benefits such as tax breaks, cheap loans and the green light to wholly own its domestic operations, Tesla’s business in China is growing at an unprecedented rate. (REUTERS)

5/5 China is the world’s largest EV market and it has been a blessing for Tesla’s growth in the country. With benefits such as tax breaks, cheap loans and the green light to wholly own its domestic operations, Tesla’s business in China is growing at an unprecedented rate. (REUTERS)