A Chinese Tesla owner, one of two women who recently shot into the limelight after their outcry over Tesla’s brake malfunction put the US electric vehicle maker into hot water, has insisted on having her car taken back.
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes Commission has recommended maintaining the ban on podium protests at the Olympic Games, but called for a restructuring of Rule 50 and greater clarity on sanctions for breaches.
A report from the Commission - obtained by
insidethegames - makes six recommendations following an 11-month consultation on Rule 50, which prohibits athletes from demonstrating or protesting in certain places at the Games.
The IOC had come under pressure to relax the rule in the wake of global anti-racism protests triggered by the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of white police officer Derek Chauvin in the United States last May.
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By Global Times Published: Apr 20, 2021 03:18 PM
A protester standing on a Tesla Model 3 on 2021 Shanghai Auto Show. Photo: CFP
China s Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission Tuesday posted a commentary on its official WeChat account, saying that Tesla China was ignoring Chinese consumers rising concerns about Tesla car accidents, which raised questions about the company s ignoring its social responsibility.
The commentary stated Tesla cars have encountered a flurry of defective functioning problems in the country, seriously endangering people s health and lives. The leading US electric vehicle company has an obligation to face scrutiny from Chinese consumers.
And, one of the Tesla car owners who protested at Tesla booth Monday during the ongoing Shanghai Auto Show, said on her Sina Weibo account Tuesday that she will not make any concession to Tesla China, responding to the company s decision of not making compromises to unreasonable demands.
April 20, 2021
Tesla made headlines at the Shanghai Auto Show, but not because of new models or features.
Soon after the show opened for press preview on Monday morning (April 19), a Tesla car owner seized the spotlight with her protest against the car maker. Wearing a white T-shirt printed with the Chinese characters “brake failure” and the Tesla logo, the angry woman climbed onto the roof of a red display Model 3, and repeatedly yelled “Tesla’s brakes don’t work.”
She then destroyed the umbrellas of security guards who were trying to conceal her actions from onlookers and was later dragged away by them. The disruption lasted around (link in Chinese) 20 minutes, according to Chinese media Caijing Qiche. Images and videos of the incident uploaded to Chinese social media platforms soon made Tesla the biggest news yesterday at the auto show, which sees the participation of around 1,000 Chinese and international companies at each edition, which alternates between Shanghai