Elon Musk breaks Twitter silence in China, meets with government officials and local business leaders

Elon Musk has not tweeted on Twitter since arriving in China for his first visit since the pandemic, marking his longest hiatus from the platform since June 2022.

01 June 2023 · 11:31 UTC

He has been in China for a week and has met with Chinese government officials and local business leaders.

It is possible to access banned social media and news sites using virtual private networks (VPNs), which bypass China's censorship machinery.

Musk has been busy with a busy itinerary, including a visit to Tesla's Shanghai plant.