This is a misleading article. It claims Tesla is owned by China, but inside the article it contradicts itself:
Elon Musk might be the brains behind Tesla and the majority shareholder with 21.7%, but he isn’t the only one pumping money into the automotive company.
If Elon is the majority shareholder, how can China own it? China owns shares, that's not the same as owning the company.
This is a misleading article. It claims Tesla is owned by China, but inside the article it contradicts itself:
If Elon is the majority shareholder, how can China own it? China owns shares, that's not the same as owning the company.
Maybe, but the article didn't say that, it says Tencent owns Tesla. I checked and it only owned 5% back in 2017. Not sure what that figure is now.
https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/28/tesla-tencent-investment/