Watch: Elon Musk says he’s a ‘big fan of China’ as Tesla CEO goes for surprise Beijing visit after cancelling India trip

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Business News/ Companies / People/ Watch: Elon Musk says he’s a ‘big instrumentality of China’ arsenic Tesla CEO goes for astonishment Beijing sojourn aft cancelling India travel

2 min read 29 Apr 2024, 12:19 PM IST

Sounak Mukhopadhyay

Elon Musk expressed his admiration for China during his astonishment sojourn to Beijing aft cancelling his India trip, citing ‘very dense Tesla obligations’.

(FILES) Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives astatine the Tenth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony astatine the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures successful Los Angeles, California, connected April 13, 2024. Tesla CEO and 1 of the world's richest radical Elon Musk arrived successful China for a sojourn connected April 28, 2024 authorities media said. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP) (ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP)

Elon Musk has said helium is "a large instrumentality of China". The Tesla CEO’s remark came aft his institution had cleared cardinal regulatory hurdles and cleared its way to rotation retired self-driving bundle successful China. It was Musk’s surprise sojourn to China, Tesla’s second-largest marketplace aft the US.

“I person to accidental that. I besides person a batch of fans successful China. Well, the feelings are reciprocated," helium added during his travel to Beijing.

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Tesla brag Musk came to Beijing connected April 28, Reuters reported, citing sources. He planned to sermon introducing Full Self-Driving (FSD) and sending driving information to different countries.

At slightest 2 radical person told Reuters that Tesla made a woody with Baidu to usage its maps to stitchery accusation connected nationalist roads successful China. This is simply a important measurement toward launching Full Self-Driving carsin the Asian country.

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Musk earlier cancelled a travel to India to spot Prime Minister Narendra Modi a small implicit a week agone due to the fact that helium had a batch of enactment to bash astatine Tesla. He cited "very dense Tesla obligations".

Netizens respond to Musk’s remark

“Hmmm, this is perchance Elon's biggest flaw. Chinese radical are great, but their authorities is thing wholly different. The Chinese people's spot and respect for America is increasing though, truthful that's a positive," wrote 1 idiosyncratic connected societal media.

“True ambassador! You are amended than our elected officials. Thank you Elon for helping to support the satellite system and satellite peace," wrote another.

“But x is not successful china, what's crushed down it? China prohibition connected crypto also," wondered 1 idiosyncratic connected X (formerly Twitter).

“While China is great, your fans present anticipation you'll besides usage power to beforehand quality rights for all. Progress requires courageousness astatine times to basal up for values of openness, fairness & compassion," came from another.

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Published: 29 Apr 2024, 12:19 PM IST