Elon Musk Leaves Beijing As Tesla Clears Key Regulatory Hurdles In China

Elon Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday for his second trip in less than a year to China to boost Tesla's fortunes in the world's biggest electric car market.

Tech billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk boarded a plane departing Beijing on Monday, an AFP journalist said, after a whistlestop visit that saw his firm win a key data security clearance from Chinese authorities.

Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday for his second trip in less than a year to China, meeting with top officials including Premier Li Qiang, as he worked to boost his company's fortunes in the world's biggest electric car market.

On the same day, Tesla's locally produced models listed among the EVs that meet China's data security requirements, clearing a key regulatory hurdle.