Her parents were injured in a Tesla crash. She ended up having to pay Tesla damages

https://apnews.com/article/tesla-china-lawsuits-musk-investigation-58b10ccace488784fcc63646ab78b410

Zhang Yazhou was sitting in the passenger seat of her Tesla Model 3 when she said she heard her father’s panicked voice: The brakes don’t work!

Tesla sued her for defamation for complaining publicly about the car’s brakes — and won. A Chinese court ordered Zhang to pay more than $23,000 in damages and publicly apologize to the $1.1 trillion company.

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AP investigates Tesla's aggressive legal strategy in China

Tesla has sued its own customers and journalists in China for defamation – and won just about every time.

^{ELSIE CHEN (AP News)}