Musk blocking Starshield to US forces in Taiwan - presumably because he doesn’t want to offend China…
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/24/hous...ld-taiwan.html
House China committee demands Elon Musk open SpaceX Starshield internet to U.S. troops in Taiwan
KEY POINTS
- The House China committee sent a letter on Saturday to Elon Musk demanding that U.S. troops stationed in Taiwan get access to SpaceX’s Starshield, a satellite communication network designed specifically for the military.
- The letter came after Committee Chair Rep. Mike Gallagher and a delegation of lawmakers returned from a Taiwan visit where they learned that Starshield was not operational for American troops in and around the region.
- Taiwan governs itself independently of China, but Beijing officials have repeatedly made clear their intention to reunify the sovereign island with the mainland.