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[이데일리 김보겸 기자] When the Chinese government imposed a ban on the use of Tesla due to concerns that it could violate China’s national security, Tesla CEO Elon Musk quickly evolved, saying, “If we spied, we will close the factory.”
On the 20th (local time), Barence, an investment magazine in the US, reported that “China is very important to Tesla,” and “That is why Musk gave confidence in the use of data.” According to the report that the Chinese government banned the use of Tesla to military personnel, civil servants, and employees of key state-owned enterprises on the grounds of leaking confidentiality, Musk explained that “we will never provide data collected through Tesla cars to the US government.” It’s analysis.
China is the world’s largest automobile market and a key competitor for electric vehicles. Last year, Tesla sold 140,445 electric cars in China alone. It accounts for 30% of Tesla’s global electric vehicle sales. Even when Tesla’s share price fell 33.8% compared to its connection point and fell below $600 per share, the expectation that demand in the Chinese market would increase was laid behind the view that the stock price would rise.
However, as the Chinese government imposed restrictions on the use of Tesla in conjunction with the high-level talks in Anchorage on the 1st and 2nd, which ended after only checking the difference between the US and China’s positions on the 19th, Musk’s insteps fell on fire.
Musk, who attended the China Development Forum (CDF) in Beijing, by video, explained that “Tesla has a very strong motive to keep all information confidential.”
In particular, Musk defended not only Tesla, but also TikTok, where allegations of spy were raised. Musk dismissed the US fear of TikTok as “irrational.” “This platform, which is particularly popular among young people, mostly only shows a silly dance,” he drew a line of allegations of illegal collection of personal information.
Dan Ives, an analyst at Wedbush Securities, reported, “As tensions rose between the US and China, Musk learned that he was caught in a crucifixion.” However, Barrence said, “I’m not so worried about Musk,” and assessed that he responded quickly and flexibly to the Tesla ban in China.