Lawmakers across political party lines yesterday expressed their disagreement with a suggestion by Tesla and SpaceX chief executive officer Elon Musk that Taiwan become a special administrative region of China.In an interview with the Financial Times, published on Friday, Musk was quoted as saying “my recommendation ... would be to figure out a special administrative zone for Taiwan that is reasonably palatable, probably won’t make everyone happy.” “And it’s possible, and I think probably, in fact, that they could have an arrangement that’s more lenient than Hong Kong,” he added.“Individual independent companies cannot take their ownership as a joke,” DPP Legislator Wang Ting-yu (王定宇) wrote on Facebook.Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) caucus whip Chiu Chen-yuan (邱臣遠) said Musk’s comments highlight Taiwan’s strategic importance, as peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait affect the development of the global economy, but people around the world must respect Taiwan’s sovereignty and allow Taiwanese to make their own decisions.Additional reporting by Chung Li-hua and Reuters THE PEOPLE’s VOICE: Musk’s remarks show the importance of Taiwan strategically, but the nation’s sovereignty and the will of Taiwanese must be respected, a legislator said Lawmakers across political party lines yesterday expressed their disagreement with a suggestion by Tesla and SpaceX chief executive officer Elon Musk that Taiwan become a special administrative region of China."