Jeff Bezos, the former CEO of Amazon, wondered aloud to his 4 million followers if the country would have leverage over the social media platform after it accepted the offer from Musk.
After initially being resistant to Musk's takeover proposal, Twitter accepted his $44 billion offer on Monday. The social media platform said that the deal is expected to close this year, pending feedback from shareholders and other regulatory details.
China is the second biggest market for the electric-car company in 2021, according to a New York Times reporter. The most productive plant in the world is the gigafactory in Shanghai, which is at the heart of the company's global supply chain.
Jeff Bezos, a long-time rival of Musk, asked whether China would gain any leverage over the deal.
Bezos asked if the Chinese government gained a bit of leverage over the town square.
—Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) April 25, 2022
Since June 2009, mainland China has banned the micro-messaging service as part of the country's "Great Firewall", which also blocks other major social media platforms such as Facebook.
It isn't the first time Bezos has weighed in on Musk's acquisition. A May 2020 report by Geekwire about a family homeless shelter attached to Amazon's Seattle headquarters and suggested converting at least a part of the headquarters into a homeless shelter was the subject of a recent tweet by him. In response, Musk said that it was a great idea.
In December, Musk took a playful dig at Bezos when he sent a silver-medal symbol at the Amazon founder. Musk told Forbes that he would give Bezos a silver medal when he was the richest person in the world.
According to Forbes, Musk is the richest person in the world with a net worth of $219 billion. He is followed by Bezos, who is worth $171 billion.
Musk did not reply immediately.
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