Elon Musk called China "awesome" on Monday as questions over Tesla Inc.’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) operations in the region continued to feature in speculation around a potential merger with Space Exploration Technologies Corp (NASDAQ:SPCX).

Tesla China Merger Hurdle The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX was responding to an episode of The Brainstorm, a weekly podcast by Cathie Wood-led ARK Invest’s with Sam Korus, Brett Winton and Nick Grous discussing whether Tesla’s China operations could complicate a potential merger between Tesla and SpaceX.

"China is awesome.

I strongly encourage people to visit," Musk said in a post on X.

China is awesome.