Musk praises Xi and China’s progress in state-media interview
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk described Chinese President Xi Jinping as a great and capable leader in an interview carried by China’s state broadcaster. Musk also praised China’s prosperity and referred to its artificial-intelligence capabilities, according to the South China Morning Post.
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk praised Chinese President Xi Jinping’s leadership and China’s development during an interview carried by Chinese state media, the South China Morning Post reports. Musk called Xi “a great leader” and “very capable” in an interview aired on CCTV’s WeChat account. He said China had prospered greatly under Xi’s tenure and added that he had seen this first-hand.
The interview was broadcast on Wednesday, shortly before Xi left China for a summit with US President Donald Trump, according to the report. Musk also praised Chinese artificial-intelligence capabilities, although the supplied material does not include his full comments on the subject. The available report does not provide a response from Xi, the Chinese government or the US administration.
It records Musk’s remarks as broadcast by state media and does not give further details of the interview’s wider discussion.
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