@hperrin@lemmy.ca

Whataboutism?

Do you understand that some information in your own link proves that there is no difference between Tesla and BYD, or any other Chinese EV makers?

As the Wikipedia page says,

Tesla has won 90% of cases they have brought against Tesla customers in China. Customers have alleged that Tesla received preferential treatment from the Chinese judicial system which is not impartial and is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.

In addition to the link in the Wikipedia article (footnote 208), you may be also interested in a story by AP on a Chinese citizen who criticized Tesla, Her parents were injured in a Tesla crash. She ended up having to pay Tesla damages,

... Tesla has pioneered an aggressive legal strategy and leveraged the patronage of powerful leaders in China’s ruling Communist Party to silence critics, reap financial rewards and limit its accountability ...

It is important to recognize that in 2023, Elon Musk pledges Tesla to China’s ‘core socialist values’ to avert EV price war,

China’s government has solicited a truce among its top EV manufacturers, with Elon Musk’s Tesla being the only foreign firm to sign the joint letter committing to the country’s “core socialist values” ... Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk, along with 15 other automakers, including BYD (Tesla’s biggest Chinese rival), signed the joint letter at a motor conference in Shanghai on Thursday. The contents of the letter align with China’s ruling Communist Party and President Xi Jinping.

The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology constructed a joint letter targeting unfair fluctuating prices for the leading EV makers in the world’s largest car market.