BEIJING: Tesla boss Elon Musk boarded a plane departing Beijing on Monday, after a whistlestop China visit during which the firm secured a key security clearance for the world's biggest electric car market.

Musk arrived on Sunday for his second trip to China in less than a year, meeting top officials, including Premier Li Qiang, as he worked to boost Tesla's fortunes in the face of intense competition from local electric-vehicle makers such as BYD.

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