According to the Global Times reported on January 5, on the last day of last year, Tesla's new store successfully opened in Xinjiang, China. As soon as the news came out, it aroused a lot of attention at home and abroad. Not only did the foreign media clamor for this matter, but the US lawmakers personally went down to attack Tesla.
Although Tesla has set up factories in China in recent years and has continuously opened new stores, it has received considerable attention. But in the final analysis, opening a store is only a simple business act, so what makes U.S. lawmakers personally pay attention to the opening of a 4S store? The answer is where to open.
In recent years, the United States has constantly hyped up the topic of Xinjiang and fabricated the so-called "forced labor" and "genocide" problems in Xinjiang. Not only that, Biden also signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. In fact, it is forcing American companies to choose sides and make US companies difficult.
U.S. Senate President Rubio has repeatedly accused Tesla in public, saying the company does not recognize its "nationality." Opening a store in Xinjiang is helping the Chinese government "cover up" the truth. Tesla and other companies doing business in Xinjiang are complicit in their actions.
In such an atmosphere in the United States, Tesla has naturally become the target of public criticism. Some foreign media have also accused Tesla of normal business practices. The BBC said tesla continued to open new exhibition halls in Xinjiang after the bill was signed, an act that was actually "helping to cover up the facts of the region."
The Wall Street Journal also published an article saying that although the US government has publicly stated that it will not comment on the relevant behavior of any company. However, it will obviously judge the company's attitude on the Xinjiang issue from the perspective of action. In the report, the U.S. government's statement is quite warning.
For the recent public opinion against Tesla, Hu Xi, former editor-in-chief of the Global Times, responded. He said that for some time, although Tesla has also received some public criticism in China, it is mostly due to the problem of on-board recording. Its sales in China not only account for 30% of the world's total, but also have a rapid momentum.
As mistrust between China and the United States grows, many multinational companies that operate in both countries face challenges from both sides. But the challenge on the Part of the United States is more political, and even rises to the level of law. If Tesla closes its new store under pressure from the United States, it will damage not only its own reputation, but also its job.
In the face of the United States, it will not hesitate to smash its own enterprises, and it will also go all the way to the black frame. Hu Xijin gave a response suggestion, and directly registered China's newly established rare earth company in Xinjiang, China. Let's see if the United States can still insist on matching words with deeds and abstain from China's rare earths.
Editor: Wu Jialun