Elon Musk visits Tesla Shanghai factory

Tesla CEO Elon Musk who has extensive business interests in China, met with senior officials in Beijing and visited Tesla's Gigafactory on the outskirts of Shanghai for a late-night meeting with staff.

Elon Musk, Tesla CEO said "And I tell people in you know throughout the world, the cars we produce here are not just the most efficient production but also the highest quality. I just feel like there's so much that gets accomplished. There's so much positive energy. We're getting things done. That's actually I think will be very important not just for Tesla but also for the world." 

Musk also praised staff for having "overcome so many difficulties and so many challenges". This was the first trip to China in more than three years by the mercurial tycoon, one of the world's richest men.