By Ogaga Ariemu
The Chinese Premier Li Qiang told Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, that the Chinese market is always open to foreign-funded firms.
China’s number Two official disclosed this on Sunday after an unannounced meeting in Beijing with Musk, who doubled as the Executive Chairman of X.
“China’s very large-scale market will always be open to foreign-funded firms.
“China will stick to its word and will continue working hard to expand market access and strengthen service guarantees, ” said Li Qiang.
On his part, Musk said in a post on X that he was “honoured” to meet Li Qiang.
“We have known each other for many years, since early Shanghai days,” Musk said.
Musk’s meeting with Li Qiang comes as Chinese carmakers promote their latest electric vehicles at the Beijing Motor Show from April 25 to May 5.
