Communist Chinas ambassador to the United States thanked Elon Musk for his advice on Taiwan

Communist Chinas ambassador to the United States thanked billionaire Elon Musk for proposing a special administrative region for Taiwan, but stressed Beijing’s call for Taiwan’s “peaceful reunification” and “one country, two systems”.

Days after proposing a possible deal to end the Russia-denounced war between Russia and Ukraine, Musk said tensions between Communist China and Taiwan could be resolved by handing over some control of Taiwan to Beijing.

Musk told the Financial Times in an interview published on Friday, “My recommendation… would be to figure out a special administrative zone for Taiwan that is reasonably palatable, probably wont make everyone happy.” Musk was answering a question about Communist China, where his Tesla (TSLA.O) electric car company operates a large factory.

Communist China, which claims Taiwan as one of its provinces, has long vowed to take control of the island and has not ruled out using force to do so. The democratically-ruling Taiwanese government vehemently opposes Communist China’s claims to sovereignty and says only the island’s 23 million people can decide its future.

In a tweet on Saturday, Qin Gang, Communist China’s ambassador to the United States, wrote: “I would like to thank @elonmusk for his call for peace across the Taiwan Strait and for his idea about establishing a special administrative zone for Taiwan…”