American Military News October 10, 2022 Ryan Morgan
Billionaire Elon Musk recently admitted he caught the ire of the Chinese government for activating Starlink satellite internet services for Ukraine and has been pressured to avoid offering such services in China.
Musk covered a range of topics in an interview with the Financial Times on Friday, including his business relations in China. At one point in the interview, Musk said the Beijing government, which is under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) “made clear its disapproval of his recent rollout of Starlink” in Ukraine.
Musk activated the satellite internet service for Ukraine for free in the days after Russian forces launched their full-scale invasion of the country. The internet service has allowed the Ukrainian side to maintain critical communications abilities after Russian forces damaged much of their terrestrial internet services.
One potential reason for the CCP government’s disapproval of Musk’s Starlink activation in Ukraine is that the service has helped keep Ukraine in the fight against Russia. China and Russia have no formal military alliance, but have worked together closely as partners.
China has not overtly supported or condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the Chinese government and its state-media organs have been careful to avoid casting any blame on Russia for its actions.
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