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Foreign media reported that the Chinese government is restricting the use of US Tesla electric vehicles by major institutions and companies. It is pointed out that as foreign investment is pouring into China, Tesla, who has been treated as an “investment honor student,” is “tosa goof”. Tesla denied spying.
According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on the 20th (local time), the Chinese government banned the use of Tesla cars at work and homes in major industries such as the Chinese military, state-owned companies, and aerospace. The move came a few weeks ago, and it is reported that Chinese authorities are concerned about Tesla’s electronics.
This is because data is collected through cameras and sensors installed in Tesla vehicles, and this can be leaked. Tesla cars have external and internal cameras, ultrasonic sensors, and radar.
Regarding these reports, Tesla CEO Elon Musk strongly denied in a video speech at the China Development Forum (CDF) that “if Tesla vehicles were used for spying anywhere including China, we would close the (factory) door.” did.
This is not the first time the Chinese government has regulated Tesla. At the beginning of last month, the Chinese government summoned Tesla officials to deliver complaints and reprimand for compliance with Chinese laws and strengthening internal management. This vehicle use regulation is a step further.
Some point out that Tesla’s utility value has declined due to the recent concentration of foreign investment in China. Tesla has been well received by the Chinese government for investing in an automobile plant in Shanghai in 2019, when the US-China trade war was in full swing. Afterwards, preferences to Tesla continued. However, with the rapid calm of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), foreign direct investment (FDI) in China last year increased by 4% compared to last year. January-February this year also increased by 31%.
SCMP said, “Amidst the situation where the US-China relations are squeezed, such as the confrontation of high-level talks in Alaska, China’s successive measures against Tesla came out.”
/Beijing = Correspondent Soomoon Choi [email protected]
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