William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
If innovation was still Tesla's strength, it wouldn't be seeking corporate welfare

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."