Xi Jinping, Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin on a fashion show ramp? Watch AI-generated video shared by Elon Musk

Chinese President Xi Jinping, former US President Barack Obama and Donald Trump, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un, are all coming on a ramp in a fashion show! Incredible! Indeed. Elon Musk shared an AI-generated funny video. It features Xi Jinping dressed in a robe designed with a cartoon bear looking like Winnie the Pooh. Though the billionaire entrepreneur might have thought it to be for fun and amusement instead of a political statement, it may anger Beijing. China being the biggest market for Tesla outside the US, may create problems for the EV manufacturer.

Xi Jinping compared to Winnie the Pooh

Earlier in 2013, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, became the subject of memes comparing him to Pooh. He was targeted after he appeared in a photograph walking next to then-President Barack Obama. People mocked Xi Jinping without naming him. The Chinese government has not banned the actual character of Pooh. He features in two rides at Shanghai's Disney Resort and still appears in social media posts about toys and children at play. Chinese dissidents frequently use Pooh references.

China bans "Christopher Robin"

The authorities denied the release of the film "Christopher Robin" in 2018 and blocked HBO after it aired an episode of John Oliver ridiculing Xi's apparent sensitivity about the bear.

China- Tesla Deal

Earlier, Tesla signed a deal with China for using autonomous driving software in China. Elon Musk can not anger China because China contributed to 22% of Tesla's total revenues in 2023 and 42% of its revenue outside the US. Tesla has a factory in the Chinese city of Shanghai on a 50-year lease with the local government, under the condition of contributing over $300 million in annual taxes.

FAQs

What is Winnie the Pooh?
Winnie-the-Pooh is a fictional character of a teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard. Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared in a children's story commissioned by London's Evening News for Christmas Eve 1925.

How much has China contributed to Tesla?
China contributed to 22% of Tesla's total revenues in 2023, and 42% of its revenue outside the US.