Chinese tourism and Mao’s influence on the US Marines are today’s links along with Tesla’s slow start in Australia.
Tesla rolls out in Australia
As part of Tesla’s Australian launch of its electric vehicles, the company has announced a chain of charging stations along the country’s East Coast, unfortunately not everyone is pleased to see them.
Chinese tourists look to Japan and the US
Japan and the US are the most sought after destinations for Chinese tourists reports the Wall Street Journal. Both countries have relaxed travel restrictions for China nationals in the last year and now they are reaping the benefits, particularly Japan which is only a few hours flight from Shanghai and Beijing.
Interestingly, New Zealand and Australia are also big improvers on the list with them coming in third and fourth on the list.
The US Marines’ Maoist connection
A curious article on Medium describes the origin of the term ‘gung-ho’ and how it was introduced to the US Marines through a Mao sympathising American General. “He may be red, but he’s not yellow” is how his contemporaries described Brigadier General Evans Carlson.