Taiwan’s premier on Tuesday said Elon Musk “doesn’t know much” about the self-ruled island, after the billionaire suggested it should become part of China, IgbereTV reports
The world’s richest man has sparked anger in Taiwan over an interview he gave to the Financial Times which touched on Taiwan’s fraught relationship with its giant neighbour.
Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion by Beijing, which claims the democracy as part of its territory, to be taken one day.
In the interview published Friday, Musk said he believed Taiwan should strike a “reasonably palatable” agreement with Beijing to become a “special administrative zone” of China.
That model is used by Beijing to run Macau and Hong Kong.
Beijing’s leaders have long suggested the same model for Taiwan although it has always been a non-starter for the vast majority of Taiwanese.
Premier Su Tseng-chang — Taiwan’s most senior politician after the president — became the highest-ranking official yet to address Musk’s comments, which he dismissed on Tuesday
