Elon Musk arrives in China after deferring India visit

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday on an unannounced visit, over a week after he deferred his visit to India, Reuters reported.

“Honoured to meet with [Chinese] Premier Li Qiang,” Musk said in a social media post. “We have known each other now for many years, since early Shanghai days.”

In China, Musk is expected to discuss the rollout of the Full Self-Driving software for Tesla’s vehicles and permission to transfer data overseas, Reuters reported. Tesla is a United States-based electric vehicle manufacturer.

Since 2021, data collected by the Tesla cars in China has been stored in Shanghai as required by the country’s regulators. None of this data has been transferred to the United States.

Musk is now seeking approval to transfer this data abroad to train algorithms for its autonomous driving technologies, reported Reuters.

During his meeting with Musk, Li said that Tesla’s development in China could be seen as a successful example of the United States’ economic and trade cooperation in the Asian country, the news agency reported.

Honored to meet with Premier Li Qiang.

We have known each other now for many years, since early Shanghai days. pic.twitter.com/JCnv6MbZ6W— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 28, 2024

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