According to the source, meetings of the Chinese leadership are held every summer in Beidaihe, near Beijing. These meetings are called “secret” and therefore the authorities try to ensure the highest level of security. Simply put, the party fears espionage.

Tesla is a friend or foe

Interestingly, Tesla has a good relationship with the Chinese government. Previously, the parties had agreed that the company would become the first foreign automaker in the country to fully own an automobile factory without the need to form a joint venture with a government agency. Also, Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, is known to praise the Chinese people and avoid criticizing the government. However, the latter expressed clear concerns that the company’s cars could be involved in espionage.

Most probably, We talk about the cameras, many of which are used in every Tesla car, and where the data from them comes from.. Earlier, Musk commented on the story, saying that Tesla “doesn’t use their cars’ cameras to monitor China”, but that didn’t allay fears as more government agencies were reportedly starting to ban employees from parking state-owned Tesla cars. This was done, for example, by the Chinese military.

After these discussions, Tesla even announced that it will store all data collected in China locally. And a few months later it announced a new data center in the country. Did it help? Mostly not. So now all Tesla cars will be banned from driving at least two months in Beidaihe:

Tesla cars will be banned from entering China’s Beidaihe Beach, where an annual secret summer meeting of the party leadership will take place, for at least two months from July 1.
A spokesperson for the local traffic police told Reuters on Monday.

Although officials have not commented on the reason for the ban, it is assumed that they do not want the cameras in Tesla cars to record anything related to the meeting.