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Tesla boss Elon Musk kicks off high-stakes China trip

Tesla boss Elon Musk's visit comes at a time when the ruling Communist Party is trying to revive investor interest in China’s slowing economy [File: Ng Han Guan/AP Photo]

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk is on a high-stakes visit to China, starting with a meeting with the country’s foreign minister in Beijing, marking his return to the electric car maker’s largest production hub after three years.

The trip, which started on Tuesday, is the latest return by a top United States CEO to China since the country reopened its borders and reversed its zero-COVID policy in December. Apple’s Tim Cook visited in March, while JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon and Starbucks’s Laxman Narasimhan are also in China this week.

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