US: Tesla CEO Elon Musk praises China's rapid development.

Storyline Tesla CEO Elon Musk praises China's rapid development Tesla CEO Elon Musk praises China's remarkable progress and rising living standards over the years, attributing the rapid growth to President Xi Jinping's leadership. Elon Musk, CEO, Tesla: "I mean, I've seen it firsthand. If you visit China and you see the amount of progress that happens from one year to the next or even within a year, it's very visible, like you can see the new buildings, the new infrastructure. And it's also obvious to see that just walking around the streets, the increased prosperity of the average Chinese citizen has increased tremendously. That's happened under President Xi while he's been the leader of China, so he's clearly done an excellent job and is very capable." [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]