Within some 40 hours, Elon Musk’s high-caliber whirlwind trip to Beijing and Shanghai from May 30 to June 1 saw him meeting with high-ranking Chinese officials, in addition to visiting his electric car company Tesla’s Gigafactory. He also had in-person discussion with Robin Zeng, the founder of electric-vehicle (EV) battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd.
As Tesla is expanding in the Chinese market and beyond, so too are its Chinese counterparts, leading to China’s rise to become the world’s largest auto exporter.
Conjoined twins
In the first quarter of this year, Tesla sold 267,171 Model Ys, of which 94,469 were sold in China, accounting
