Tesla chief executive Elon Musk departed Shanghai on Thursday ending a trip to China of two days in which he had a meeting with senior Chinese government officials which also involved the highest-ranking vice-premier. Pictures and a video of Mr Musk’s paying a visit late on Wednesday to Tesla’s Shanghai factory , which is the the automaker’s biggest production hub. It showed him holding up a “Giga Shanghai” sign, surrounded by more than a hundred staff members including Mr Tom Zhu who is the head of global manufacturing. The video has been unveiled by Tesla showed Mr Musk appreciating employees for handling and winning over so many problems and hurdles.
He made a sweet gesture which was creating a heart sign with his hands. Earlier in the trip, Mr Musk met China’s foreign, commerce and industry ministers in Beijing and also had a dinner with the chairman of battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL). He also encountered Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang on Wednesday. Mr Ding is the sixth highest-ranked leader in the Politburo Standing Committee, the top governing body led by President Xi Jinping. China believes its rapports are precious with Tesla and in 2019.