Chinese authorities officers thanked Elon Musk over the weekend for his concepts about Taiwan which have been shared in a brand new interview with the Financial Times. Musk stated that Taiwan, which is presently unbiased as a self-governing democracy, must be managed by China, one thing that hasn’t occurred since 1949.

“My recommendation…  would be to figure out a special administrative zone for Taiwan that is reasonably palatable, probably won’t make everyone happy. And it’s possible, and I think probably, in fact, that they could have an arrangement that’s more lenient than Hong Kong,” Musk is quoted as saying within the Financial Times.

Musk, who’s merely not very vibrant, was fast to notice that any association must be “more lenient than Hong Kong” in all probability as a result of the world noticed in 2019 what it means when the Chinese authorities involves throw its weight round. Hong Kong, which was beforehand autonomous like Taiwan till Beijing began to exert management within the metropolis, used to have a thriving film scene, as only one instance. Today, the federal government of China now decides what films folks can watch in Hong Kong.

But Musk’s thought of a particular administrative zone was celebrated by Chinese officers like Qin Gang, the Chinese ambassador to the U.S.

“I would like to thank @elonmusk for his call for peace across the Taiwan Strait and his idea about establishing a special administrative zone for Taiwan. Actually, Peaceful reunification and One Country, Two Systems are our basic principles for resolving the Taiwan question and the best approach to realizing national reunification,” the ambassador tweeted.

China’s Foreign Minstry additionally acknowledged Musk’s feedback over the weekend, echoing the billionaire’s concept that Taiwan was a part of China and must be ruled a minimum of partially by the Chinese Communist Party.

“The Taiwan question is China’s internal affair. China’s position on resolving the Taiwan question is consistent and clear. We remain committed to the basic principle of peaceful reunification and One Country, Two Systems and aim to work with the greatest sincerity and effort to achieve peaceful reunification,” spokesperson Mao Ning stated, in response to an official readout of her press conference.

“At the same time, we will resolutely defeat attempts to pursue the ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist agenda, push back interference by external forces, and safeguard our sovereignty and territorial integrity,” she continued.

While Chinese all the time lead with the concept that “peaceful reunification” is the precedence, Beijing has not been shy about saying it’ll use power to take Taiwan.

Why would Musk provide up the freedoms of the 23 million folks in Taiwan on a platter? It possible all comes all the way down to cash. As loads of folks have famous, Musk’s firm Tesla opened an enormous manufacturing facility in Shanghai in 2018. And whereas Tesla is struggling within the U.S., it’s enterprise is reportedly thriving in China. The folks of Taiwan have taken discover and aren’t too proud of Musk, to say the least.

“Taiwan sells many products, but our freedom and democracy are not for sale,” Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan’s ambassador to the U.S., tweeted over the weekend.

“Any lasting proposal for our future must be determined peacefully, free from coercion, and respectful of the democratic wishes of the people of Taiwan,” Hsiao continued.