Elon Musk gave a lot away with his call for new China tariffs

If innovation was still Tesla's strength, it wouldn't be seeking corporate welfare

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Elon Musk gets in a Tesla in Beijing in May 2023: Musk seems to be admitting that the company could lose its edge to Chinese carmakers as the EV industry matures. © Reuters

William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."

Poker might not be Elon Musk's game. His call last week for more U.S. tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles gave away key signals that the cards in his hand may not be so strong after all.

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