According to people familiar with the matter, Musk plans to visit China as soon as April.

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[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report] China has always been an important market for Tesla (Tesla) after the United States. It also has a super factory in Shanghai. Reuters quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that CEO Elon Musk He is planning to visit China as early as April, and will seek to meet with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at that time.

If the trip goes smoothly in April, it will be Musk's first visit to China since the outbreak of the epidemic and since Chinese President Xi Jinping won his third term in office.

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This year, Tesla's price reduction strategy has been successful, and sales in the Chinese market have increased significantly. Not only that, "Bloomberg" reported that Tesla intends to imitate Ford (Ford) and join hands with Chinese company CATL to build a battery factory in the United States , and obtained the tax relief of the "Reducing Inflation Act", which is currently in consultation with the White House.

It is not difficult to see from this that Musk has close contacts with China. However, as the relationship between the United States and China continues to cool down, Musk's move may cause a backlash in the US political circles.

Tesla and China's State Council have yet to respond to the Reuters report.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is planning a visit to China as soon as April and is trying to meet Chinese Premier Li Qiang there, two sources familiar with the matter said.

After the United States, China is the second largest market for Tesla's electric vehicles, and the Shanghai factory is Tesla's largest production center.

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