President Donald Trump is traveling to China for meetings with President Xi Jinping, accompanied by more than a dozen prominent U.S. executives from technology, aerospace, finance and other sectors. Reports from multiple outlets say Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Apple CEO Tim Cook are among the scheduled participants. Other named attendees include Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and executives tied to companies such as Boeing, Cisco, Qualcomm, Micron, BlackRock, Meta and Visa, among others, according to lists attributed to a White House official.
Coverage also says the trip is expected to focus on issues including trade and artificial intelligence. Several outlets add that the agenda may also include discussion of critical minerals and economic partnerships. In addition to the U.S.-China policy and business topics, some reporting notes that Iran is part of the broader context for the Trump-Xi discussions.
The White House has indicated the president expects the visit to support business deals and purchase agreements with Beijing, with the executive delegation reflecting interest in technology and related industries. The trip proceeds under this combined political and commercial agenda, with details of specific negotiations not fully described across the reports.
