China won't need to destroy them. Musk is fully subscribed to China's authoritarian vision. He is invested in it. It suits him.<p>Musk says Americans are complacent and entitled, especially Californians and New Yorkers. In contrast, Musk says China rocks:<p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/31/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-china-rocks-us-full-of-entitlement.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/31/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-china-ro...</a><p>Musk implausibly called America's covid measures "fascist":<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/29/21242102/elon-musk-coronavirus-fascist-shelter-in-place-tesla-covid-19-safety-science" rel="nofollow">https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/29/21242102/elon-musk-corona...</a><p>And yet he had Tesla praise China's covid measures and say that Tesla "always strived to fulfil its epidemic prevention responsibilities and that it believed Shanghai's COVID-19 measures helped lay the foundation for the city's future development":<p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-suspends-production-shanghai-factory-4-days-comply-with-covid-curbs-2022-03-28/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-...</a><p>China profits Musk too much for him to oppose it. China will say "jump" and Musk will ask, "How high?"