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His visit to Beijing on Sunday comes as the electric-vehicle maker struggles with flagging demand.

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Tesla Inc.’s locally made cars have cleared a key data security and privacy requirement in China in a boost for Elon Musk, who made a surprise weekend visit to Beijing to try to win approval to introduce driver-assistance software that could help arrest the automaker’s sales decline.

Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab CEO Elon Musk arrived in Beijing on Sunday on an unannounced visit, where he was expected to discuss the rollout of Full Self-Driving (FSD) software and permission to transfer data overseas, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made an "unannounced and surprising" visit to Beijing, according to a media report on Sunday. Musk's visit has raised hopes for bringing Tesla's autopilot and supervised full self-driving (FSD) technology to China,

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The chairman of Chinese battery giant CATL visited a hotel in Beijing on Monday where Elon Musk is staying, after the Tesla CEO arrived in the Chinese capital a day ago on an unannounced visit. Robin Zeng came out of an elevator and shook hands with two top Tesla China executives waiting in the lobby, Tom Zhu and Grace Tao, according to a Reuters witness. CATL is a key battery supplier to Tesla.

This is expected to pave the way for the lifting of access restrictions on Tesla vehicles in some areas and the launch of the US EV maker's FSD in China.

There is word that Tesla is going to do a test drive in China with something not yet disclosed. Everything points to it being FSD.