According to a White House official, President Donald Trump will be accompanied by over a dozen business executives on his upcoming trip to China, with notable figures such as Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, xAI, and SpaceX.
Trump’s meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping are set for Thursday and Friday, as he aims to finalize some business deals in Beijing.
In addition to Musk, the list of guests includes:
- Apple CEO Tim Cook
- BlackRock CEO Larry Fink
- Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman
- Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg
- Cargill CEO Brian Sikes
- Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser
- Coherent CEO Jim Anderson
- General Electric CEO Larry Culp
- Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon
- Illumina CEO Jacob Thaysen
- Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach
- Meta president Dina Powell McCormick
- Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra
- Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon
- Visa CEO Ryan McInerney
A Cisco spokesperson confirmed that CEO Chuck Robbins was invited but had to decline due to scheduling conflicts with the company’s earnings timetable.
Additionally, industry observers noticed that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is not on the attendee list. Reports suggest this might be because the summit in Beijing will focus more on the agriculture and aviation sectors rather than semiconductor technology.
“We should let the president announce whatever he decides to announce… If invited, it would be a privilege, it would be a great honor to represent the United States,” Huang mentioned in a statement.
It’s interesting to note that despite their strong business interests in China, major companies like General Motors, Disney, and Alphabet were not included on the official guest list for this trip.
This guest selection is reminiscent of Trump’s approach during his visit to Saudi Arabia last May, where a similar group of business leaders joined him, many of whom are also on this Beijing trip.
Initially set for April, this diplomatic engagement was postponed until May due to the start of U.S. military operations in the Middle East.
