According to sources, Elon Musk plans to visit China as early as April to meet with Premier Li Qiang.
The exact date of the Tesla CEO’s visit will be subject to the premier’s availability.
- Musk is the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and more recently, Twitter.
- China
is Tesla’s second-largest market after the U.S., and its Shanghai plant
is the EV maker’s largest production site outside the U.S.
- The visit would mark Musk’s first trip to China since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
- Before
Li became premier in March, he served as Shanghai’s party secretary,
where he oversaw the construction and opening of the Tesla factory.
- Li was present at the opening of Tesla’s Shanghai plant in 2019 along with Musk.
- Earlier this week at the annual China Development Forum, Li referred to China as an anchor for world peace while expressing optimism about the country’s economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.
