Republican presidential candidate slams Elon Musk for saying the US and China's interests are 'intertwined like conjoined twins'
According to a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry,he's opposed to the two countries weakening their economic ties. He described the US and China's interests as"intertwined like conjoined twins," according to the ministry's statement.
Ramaswamy accused Musk of"kowtowing" to the Chinese Communist Party with the comments,"presumably as a basis for gaining favorable market treatment there." Ramaswamy said Tesla's VP reposted the Chinese official statement on Weibo. Insider could not independently verify that the statement was reshared.
Representatives for Musk did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, made outside normal working hours.
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