NOTE: Before answering the following questions, check out the links and watch the video under “Resources” below.

1. List the who, what, where and when of the news item.

2. Why has China’s military (the PLA; People’s Liberation Army) banned Tesla cars from military facilities and housing?

3. What is Tesla’s stated purpose for the many cameras located mainly on the outside of the vehicle?

4. What assurance did a Tesla representative give in response to China’s ban?

5. How does Elon Musk’s strategy in addressing the Chinese Communist government differ from that of his approach to the U.S. government, according to the Bloomberg reporters?

6. The Chinese government is notorious for spying/attempted spying in the U.S. (and around the world). What is your reaction to their ban on Teslas on military bases, etc.?

7. Despite China's egregious human rights abuses, et al, the NBA and most if not all American corporations acquiesce to the Chinese communist government in order to do business in that country. Is there a point, do you think, that these organizations and corporations should refuse to do business with the Chinese government? Or would do so?