Elon Musk praises CCP while courting business and handling U.S. space flights | Washington Examiner

Elon Musk praised the Chinese Communist Party this week for its 100th anniversary as the Tesla CEO seeks to expand his business dealings in China, even though the United States relies on the SpaceX founder to launch satellites and astronauts into space.

The CCP spent the past week commemorating the party’s founding, pointing to China’s increased economic power while rewriting history on the tens of millions who died during the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution and whitewashing systemic repression at Tiananmen Square, Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang.

Chinese state-owned Xinhua News tweeted Wednesday that “China has realized the first centenary goal,” sharing a quote from Chinese President Xi Jinping, who claimed, “China has realized the first centenary goal building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. This means that we have brought about a historic resolution to the problem of absolute poverty in…

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