China’s Swifties are angry with Elon Musk

And this is where Musk comes in. The head of Tesla and SpaceX posted a comment on the X platform he owns in which he sharply attacked Swift.

“Well, Taylor… you win… I will give you a child and protect your cats with my life,” Musk wrote in an X-post on Wednesday morning.

That post, which appeared in the afternoon Chinese time, did not go down well with China’s Swifties. A hashtag discussing Musk’s comments on Swift hit the “hot search” charts on Weibo, the Chinese version of X, with more than 15 million views as of press time.

And the Chinese Swifties did not hold back with their harsh criticism of Musk.

“What a ridiculous joke,” read a top comment on a Taylor Swift fan blog from Jiangsu. “‘I’m going to give you a child?’ Who wants children from you?”

“This is a beautiful woman. You have no respect for women at all,” reads a post on another Taylor Swift blog from Tianjin. “Taylor is being criticized for absolutely no reason. I hope SpaceX rocket launches always fail.”

In other Weibo comments, Musk was criticized for his appearance and he was harshly criticized for his comments on Swift’s life choices.

Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour has no shows scheduled in China. Still, Swift is no newcomer to China. Her last public appearance in China was in 2019, when she performed at Alibaba’s 11.11 Countdown Gala.

“You have always been so, so warm and supportive,” Swift told her Chinese fans during the performance.

Musk also has some Chinese fans. When he visited the country in May 2023, he received a warm welcome and a red carpet reception, including a lavish 16-course meal.

Musk’s visit sparked a frenzy on Chinese social media, with fans nicknamed him “Brother Ma,” a play on Musk’s Chinese surname, which is written with the Chinese character for horse.

Musk and representatives for Swift did not immediately respond to Business Insider’s requests for comment, which were sent outside regular business hours.