Elon Musk a businessman who 'doesn't know much about Taiwan': Su

Su Tseng-chang, the premier of Taiwan, has said Elon Musk "Doesn't know much" about the self-ruled island, after the billionaire suggested it should become a "Special administrative zone" of China similar to Hong Kong. The world's richest man, whose Tesla electric car company operates a large factory in China, has sparked anger in Taiwan over a recent interview he gave to the Financial Times which touched on the island's often tense relationship with Beijing. "Musk only speaks for himself but he really doesn't know much about Taiwan and he also doesn't understand cross-strait relations," Su added. Musk, in the Financial Times interview that was published on Friday, said he believed Taiwan should strike a "Reasonably palatable" agreement with Beijing. "My recommendation would be to figure out a special administrative zone for Taiwan that is reasonably palatable, probably won't make everyone happy," he added. Beijing, which claims Taiwan as one of its provinces, has long promised to bring the island under its control and has not ruled out the use of force to do so. China has offered Taiwan a "One country, two systems" model of autonomy similar to what Hong Kong has, but that has been rejected by all mainstream political parties in Taiwan and has very little public support, especially after Beijing imposed a tough National Security Law in Hong Kong in 2020.