Musk spoke on Taiwan: "Let it be a special administrative zone". China replies: "It's internal business"

After the

that has infuriated Zelensky,

also has his say on relations between China and Taiwan.

The founder of Tesla and SpaceX,

that includes a '

' similar to that of Hong Kong for the island, giving Beijing greater control over what the Chinese authorities consider a rebel province from annex also by force.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Musk yesterday proposed establishing a special administrative zone for Taiwan that is "reasonably attractive" and more flexible than Hong Kong, as a peaceful solution to the tensions between China and Taiwan.

However, the billionaire admitted that his proposal would hardly have been accepted by interested parties.

The South African businessman, naturalized from the United States, stressed that, under the current conditions, a conflict for Taiwan would be inevitable and this would have a severe impact not only on Tesla (which in Shanghai produces about half of the cars delivered worldwide) but also on Apple and on the entire global economy which, according to Musk, would suffer a retreat of as much as 30%.

China's response to the unwelcome interference was not long in coming.

"The Taiwan issue is an internal China affair and Beijing remains committed to a peaceful reunification with the island based on the principle of" one country, two systems ", Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman

inviting the billionaire not to deal with the matter.

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China, the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Mao Ning

"First, the Taiwan issue is an internal affair and China's position on this issue is clear. We will engage in the main path to peaceful reunification and the one country and two systems principle," Mao said in a statement. briefing.

"Beijing will prevent any attempt to separate Taiwan from China, oppose external intervention and defend the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country," the diplomat added.