Tesla Moves To Silence Chinese Media Outlet That Criticizes Tesla Bad Parts and No Dumplings

Pingwest, a Chinese publication that describes itself as “the story of China’s tech evolution, beyond the headlines,” published a damning article on Tesla last month titled

Giga-Sweatshop Meets Corporate Overlords: an Exclusive Look Into How Tesla China Runs its Shanghai Gigafactory 3.

The article includes wide-ranging claims of quality problems at Tesla’s factory as well as bad working conditions and even questionable sales tactics.