Elon Musk took a mockery of a prominent Chinese journalist who had previously threatened to do so Tesla CEO after him weighed on the Russia Ukraine War.
What happened: Hu Xijinthe former editor-in-chief of Chinese state media Global Timesposted a screenshot of a picture of Musk Tweets about the Ukraine war Earlier this week, saying he would “be taught a lesson”.
“Elon Musk has revealed his personality too much and he believes too much in US and Western ‘freedom of speech’. He will be taught a lesson,” Hu said.
手整体插在口袋里的人过分自信
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 6, 2022
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On Thursday, Musk replied to the tweet in Chinese. Musk’s tweet loosely translates to “men putting their hands in their pockets to make themselves important and confident.”
👍🤣
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 6, 2022
Why it matters: This came after Musk recently pulled massive flak on social mediaincluding from Ukrainian officials, for his provocative tweet asking his supporters about the most likely outcome of the Russian president Wladimir Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine.
The outgoing Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany, Andriy MelnykMusk also responded sharply by saying, “F**k off is my very diplomatic response to you, Elon Musk.”
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