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Musk’s China ties add potential risks to Twitter purchase

FILE - In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, center, poses with Tesla owners at a delivery ceremony for the first Tesla Model 3 cars made at Tesla's Shanghai factory in Shanghai on Jan. 7, 2020. Musk’s ties to China through his role as electric car brand Tesla’s biggest shareholder could add complexity to his bid to buy Twitter. (Ding Ting/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the groundbreaking ceremony of the Tesla Shanghai factory in Shanghai, China on Jan. 7, 2019. Musk’s ties to China through his role as electric car brand Tesla’s biggest shareholder could add complexity to his bid to buy Twitter. (Ding Ting/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - The logo for Twitter appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 29, 2021. Elon Musk's ties to China through his role as electric car brand Tesla's biggest shareholder could add complexity to his bid to buy Twitter. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)