· Speech
Musk calls Taiwan 'an integral part of China' at All-In Summit; Taiwan's foreign minister responds
…an integral part of China that is arbitrarily not part of China
What he said or did
Speaking at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles, Musk said Taiwan is an integral part of China that is arbitrarily not part of China
and that it may be analogous to Hawaii
from Beijing's standpoint.
Background
The remarks were uploaded to YouTube after the summit and reported on 13 September 2023. Musk also said the US Pacific Fleet had stopped any reunification effort by force.
Official response
Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu wrote on X: Listen up, Taiwan is not part of the PRC & certainly not for sale!
and added he hoped Musk could ask the CCP to open X to its people.
Sources
- CNBC (via NBC Los Angeles)13 Sep 2023
- Al Jazeera14 Sep 2023
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