Lawmakers in Washington are talking about Musk's business connections to China.
According to the Wall Street Journal, some Republican lawmakers are concerned that China could gain access to classified information through the foreign suppliers of the firm, which may have ties to Beijing.
Human rights are a concern. The opening of a showroom in China&s controversial region of Xinjiang was under scrutiny in January because the government has been accused of committing crimes against humanity.
The showroom opened a few weeks after President Biden signed a bill into law to make sure that any imported products from China weren't made with forced labor.
Chris Stewart told the WSJ that despite being a fan of Musk and SpaceX, anyone would be concerned if there were financial ties with China.
Musk's lawyer, Alex Spiro, did not respond to Insider's requests for comment.
Linette Lopez of Insider wrote an analysis that said that while Musk hasn't broken any US laws by launching Xinjiang on its electric journey, it was as though he was spitting in the face of Washington by selling cars to the people.
Scott Paul, president of the Alliance of American Manufacturing industry body, told the British Broadcasting Corporation in January that any company doing business in the region is complicit in the cultural genocide taking place there. The actions ofTesla are especially despicable.
Musk bought cheap land in China. It has become a Gigafactory, where half of the global deliveries in 2021 came from.
Florida's Senator Marco Rubio told the WSJ in a statement that any company operating in China is going to be pressured and exploited by the Chinese Communist Party.
The American Financial Markets Integrity and Security Act was supported by his Senate colleagues. It would prohibit the US from investing in Chinese companies that pose a threat to America.
China still owns the land on which the factory is built, and the company needs to generate a certain amount of tax revenue in order to stay there, Insider previously reported.
The first European plant for the company was opened in Germany last year.
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