Tesla boss Elon Musk has gone on a Twitter tirade, siding with President Donald Trump and his steel and aluminium tariffs, while taking a shot at China.
Musk, who was a member of President Trump's advisory council prior to leaving it in June 2017, raised the issue of the US-Chinaautomotive import and export tariffs by asking the president whether the two countires should have the same rules for cars, according to Fox News.
"Do you think the US and China should have equal and fair rules for cars?" Musk wrote. "Meaning, same import duties, ownership constraints and other factors."
Do you think the US & China should have equal & fair rules for cars? Meaning, same import duties, ownership constraints & other factors.
"For example, an American car going to China pays 25 per cent import duty, but a Chinese car coming to the US only pays 2.5 per cent, a tenfold difference," Musk tweeted.
For example, an American car going to China pays 25% import duty, but a Chinese car coming to the US only pays 2.5%, a tenfold difference
Trump used his executive powers - evoking national security risk - to apply tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and 10 per cent to aluminium but said there would be a 15 day window for nations to make an appeal for exemptions.
