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Elon Musk (left), with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing, April 28, 2024. WANG YE/XINHUA NEWS AGENCY VIA AP “The current situation, where TikTok has the right to operate in the United States but where X is banned in China, is unbalanced. Something has to change,” argued Elon Musk on Monday January 20, comparing the way his social network X and its Chinese counterpart are treated. If the richest man in the world is used to publishing proposals, anathemas and provocations several times a day, this political position has attracted attention for its singularity: it concerns China. “It’s a rare opportunity to see Elon Musk express criticism, even mild, towards the Chinese regime,” explains Julien Nocetti, associate researcher at the Geopolitical Technology Center of the French Institute of International Relations. The entrepreneur is usually quicker to become the champion of “absolute freedom of expression” and the slayer of “censorship” in democracies, in the United States or in Europe. “We are rather used to seeing Elon Musk be kind towards China, which is a key market for his company Tesla,” adds the researcher. Elon Musk thus recalled on Monday that he had “been opposed for a long time to a ban” of TikTok from American territory, because it goes “against freedom of expression”. His message on Monday is a change of tone and also a way of inviting himself into this issue. You have 86.83% of this article left to read. The rest is reserved for subscribers.
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Publish date : 2025-01-23 13:48:47
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