... I think Tesla is increasingly beholden to China," Ramaswamy said in May 2023 when discussing the carmaker's decision to build a battery plant in Shanghai. ...

Well yeah.

Tesla now has over 400 tier-1 suppliers in China (November 2024)
cnevpost.com

... Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has more than 400 local tier-1 suppliers signed up in China, with more than 60 of them entering its global supply chain system, local media outlet Shanghai Securities News reported today.

Currently, more than 95 percent of the components for Tesla's Shanghai factory are provided by local supplies, the article said, repeating figures previously mentioned by Tesla.

Tesla's Shanghai factory, which began construction on January 7, 2019, and went into operation at the end of 2019, is the first wholly foreign-owned auto manufacturing project in China. ...

Tesla Shanghai plant exports 1 million made-in-China vehicles in less than 4 years (September 2024)
www.globaltimes.cn

... US electric vehicle maker Tesla announced on Saturday that it has shipped its 1 millionth made-in-China vehicle from its Shanghai plant. Experts say the milestone reflects China's strong and complete industrial supply chains. ...

But I'm sure this reliance upon China for Tesla will not affect Mr Musk's DOGE decisions in any way.

And if you believe that, there's is this bridge I'd like to sell you ....