Tesla CEO Elon Musk visits China as competitors show off new electric vehicles at Beijing auto show

Musk (left) meets with Li in Beijing, on April 28, 2024. Musk met with a top government leader in the Chinese capital Sunday, just as the nation's carmakers are showing off their latest electric vehicle models at the Beijing auto show. — Xinhua via AP

BEIJING: Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk met with a top government leader in the Chinese capital on April 28, just as the nation's carmakers are showing off their latest electric vehicle models at the Beijing auto show.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang told Musk that he hopes the US will work more with China on "win-win” cooperation, citing Tesla's operations in China as a successful example of economic cooperation, China's state broadcaster CCTV said on its main evening news program.