Musk gets self-driving Teslas tentatively cleared in China during surprise trip

• Musk met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, who said Tesla was a "successful model" for U.S.-China collaboration, CNN reported.

Zoom in: Tesla will partner with Chinese search engine Baidu for its Full-Self Driving function, per Bloomberg.

• Tesla passed a data security and privacy requirement to bring the function to market in China.
• Musk also discussed the transfer of Tesla data overseas, per Reuters.

What they're saying: "Honored to meet with Premier Li Qiang," Musk said on X, with a photo of the two of them.

• "We have known each other now for many years, since early Shanghai days."

Catch up quick: Investors were eager for answers on demand and affordability during last week's Tesla earnings call.

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