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Musk pays visit to Shanghai plant

Tesla CEO Elon Musk departed Shanghai on Thursday, wrapping up a two-day trip to China during which he met senior government officials, including the highest-ranking vice premier. Musk visited Tesla's Shanghai factory — the carmaker's largest production hub — late Wednesday. A video released by Tesla showed Musk praising employees for "overcoming so many difficulties and challenges".He had earlier met with China's foreign, commerce and industry ministers in Beijing and dined with the chairman of battery supplier CATL. This was Musk's first visit to China in more than three years.

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