[nickik]

I understand people panicking about this, but lets cool your horses a bit.

First of all, SpaceX will not sell Firewall circumvention in China. They are an ISP and need to follow the rules if they want to officially sell there.

Second, even if somehow people got terminals and try to use them, SpaceX could block them. And even if they didn't, the government could locate these people, relativity easily.

Third, even if you assume the CCP is so 'diabolical' to attack Tesla, because of SpaceX. The are not a universal power, China has big plans to have their own car companies be exporters of EV and export batteries and be a major player in the battery supply chain. If they went after Tesla will some BS rules, I would suspect it would cause an international issue on the highest level and would lead to tit-for-tat style destruction on all sides potentially.

SpaceX will never be beholden to China, neither will Boring or Neurolink.

[itsoktocry]

International issue???? I think you overestimate how much people care about a tiny luxury car maker...

[nickik]

Tesla is literally the largest selling EV maker in China.

And if CCP simply starts attacking foreign auto-maker based on pretences based on pretences. Then the US have a significant interest in paying back China auto and battery makers in equal measure. And European car makers and companies also have to seriously ask them-selves when its gone happen to them.

The deals about how the car market is set up, is being made between countries and are part of international agreements.

[spiralx]

> Tesla is literally the largest selling EV maker in China.

That's true for the Model 3 for the first half of 2020 only, they were a long way behind in 2019 and were outsold by the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV in the second half of 2020. Most of their competitors sell multiple models as well meaning that in some of those months they sold more EVs than Tesla overall.

The Model 3 smashed it for a few months last year, but they're not the largest selling EV maker in China.

[nickik]

The Hongguang Mini is basically a better bicycle.

In terms of revenue generated overall Tesla easily beats everybody else. And Tesla just added the Model Y and they will likely be 1&2 on the market.

Of course only since 2020 as that is when the factory opened.