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Here’s what the Tesla CEO was up to

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Elon Musk last visited China in 2020 for the delivery ceremony of the Model 3. His first visit in 3 years saw the Tesla CEO meet with top government officials and speak to staff at the Shanghai Gigafactory.

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Musk meets Chinese officials

Musk meets the Vice Premier

Musk also met with China’s vice-premier Ding Xuexiang, one of the country’s top officials, Reuters reported citing a source familiar with the matter. Ding is known as a loyalist to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Ding is part of the Politburo Standing Committee, a top governing body led by Xi.

It is not clear what was discussed but the meeting highlights Musk’s close relationships with top Chinese politicians.

Musk meets with the chair of the world’s biggest EV battery maker

Musk also met with Zeng Yuqun, the chairman of CATL, the world’s largest electric vehicle battery company and a Tesla supplier, according to local media reports. An image circulating in local media, which could not be immediately verified by CNBC, showed Musk and Zeng walking side-by-side in a hotel.

In March, Bloomberg reported that Tesla was exploring building a battery plant in the U.S. in partnership with CATL.

CATL declined to comment and it was not clear what Musk and Zeng discussed.

Musk visits the Shanghai Gigafactory

Musk visited Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory on Thursday, according to a video posted by the company’s official account on the Chinese Twitter-like service Weibo.

The billionaire gave a speech to the staff and praised them.

“It’s been incredibly impressive how you have been able to overcome so many difficulties and so many challenges,” Musk told staff. “I tell people throughout the world, the cars we produce here are not just the most efficient production, but also the highest quality.”

The Shanghai factory has been key to the electric carmaker’s expansion into China.

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