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China’s Influence Over Musk? As Likely as ‘Loch Ness Monster Visiting Times Square’: Venture Capitalist

China’s Influence Over Musk? As Likely as ‘Loch Ness Monster Visiting Times Square’: Venture Capitalist
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk walks next to a screen showing an image of Tesla Model 3 car during an opening ceremony for Tesla China-made Model Y program in Shanghai, China, on Jan. 7, 2020. Aly Song/Reuters
Andrew Moran
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Now that Elon Musk has sealed the deal to purchase Twitter for $44 billion, there’s new speculation that China could possess leverage over the billionaire CEO of Tesla Motors.

New York Times reporter Mike Forsythe ignited a tidal wave of speculation, posting a tweet that China could influence Musk now that he is poised to become the official owner of the social media platform.
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Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."
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