Tesla cars have been banned from entering Beidaihe, a Chinese resort town, for two months over concerns about spying amid a meeting of the country\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n
For the most part, Tesla and the Chinese government are believed to have a good relationship.<\/p>\n
The two came to a deal that resulted in Tesla being the first foreign automaker to fully owned a car factory in China without having to have a joint venture with a state-owned company. <\/p>\n
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has also been known to praise the Chinese people and has refrained from criticizing the Chinese government.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, the Chinese government has indicated clear concerns that Tesla vehicles could be involved in spying activities in its country.<\/p>\n
Last year, the People\u2019s Liberation\u00a0Army, China\u2019s military, issued\u00a0a notice banning Tesla owners from parking their vehicles on bases and in housing complexes<\/a>.<\/p>\n The concerns appeared to be related to Tesla\u2019s use of cameras all around its vehicles and where the data is going.<\/p>\n Musk even commented on the story by\u00a0stating the obvious: \u201cTesla is not using its vehicles\u2019 cameras to spy on China,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0but it didn\u2019t seem to alleviate the concerns as even more government entities reportedly told employees not to park their Tesla vehicles on government property.<\/p>\n Following those situations, Tesla later announced that it will\u00a0store all data collected in China locally<\/a>.<\/p>\n