Elon Musk's Jet Leaves Shanghai As Tycoon Wraps Up China Visit: Report

Elon Musk is one of a number of Western executives to visit China since it ended strict Covid controls. A jet belonging to Tesla CEO Elon Musk departed Shanghai on Thursday, Chinese flight-tracking data showed, as the tycoon wraps up a visit to China that has seen him express hopes to expand business in the world's largest market for electric vehicles. Musk's private jet took off from Shanghai's Hongqiao airport just after 11 am, data from Umetrip, which is backed by China's major state-owned airlines, showed. Earlier in the day he met Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing, praising China's "Vitality and promise" and expressing "Full confidence in the China market", according to a readout. Musk's work in China has raised eyebrows in Washington, with President Joe Biden saying in November the Twitter owner's links to foreign countries were "Worthy" of scrutiny. The tycoon has also caused controversy by suggesting the self-ruled island of Taiwan should become part of China - a stance welcomed by Chinese officials but which deeply angered Taipei. Musk is one of a number of Western executives to visit China since the country ended strict Covid controls that saw it largely closed off from the world for almost three years.