Will Tesla’s China ties keep a SpaceX merger grounded? — and more UCLA media

In an Economic Times article about how Tesla’s ties to China could scuttle a Tesla–SpaceX merger, UCLA’s Christopher Tang, a professor at the Anderson School of Management who specializes in global supply chains, explained that a potential solution — a separate Tesla licensing deal with China — could carry its own regulatory risks. Ongoing technology transfers, such ⁠as software upgrades for self-driving, to a Chinese entity could run afoul of U.S. rules, he said.