Elon MuskThe purchase of Twitter sparked a real reaction in the business world.
The latest was from Jeff Bezos. Founder and former CEO of Amazon His followers, on Twitter, asked if Tesla’s ties to its Chinese suppliers could give the Asian giant any influence on the social network.
New York Times reporter Mike Forsyth noted in a tweet on Twitter that the electric car company has China as the second largest market for sales and that the main battery suppliers are Chinese. Forsyth wondered if China would gain any leverage on Twitter once Musk buys it.
“Has the Chinese government gained any little influence?” Bezos asked.
It’s worth noting that Tesla’s Shanghai plant is also key to the company’s supply chain, having been the most productive plant last year, according to the Observer.
Bezos on Musk: He’s very good in this area
The Amazon founder responded to his tweet with some thoughts of his own.
“My answer to that question probably isn’t,” Bezos wrote. “The most likely outcome is the increased complexity in China for Tesla, rather than Twitter censorship. But we’ll see, Musk is very good at navigating this kind of thing.”
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk
The reality of Twitter in China
To understand Bezos’ question, it is important to remember that Twitter is banned in China since 2009. However, in Macau and Hong Kong, this is allowed.
The country has firewalls that block most major social networks, as is also the case with Facebook.
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