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Elon Musk and Tim Cook among CEOs expected to accompany Trump on China trip
TL;DR
US President Donald Trump will be accompanied by 17 top executives, including Elon Musk and Tim Cook, on his upcoming trip to China. The visit aims to address increasing economic tensions between the US and China.
Key points
- Trump's trip to China includes 17 top executives
- Elon Musk and Tim Cook are among the CEOs attending
- The visit aims to address US-China economic tensions
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US President Donald Trump is expected to bring a host of top business and technology industry executives on his trip to China this week.
Among those set to join the president on his official trip to Beijing are Tim Cook of Apple, Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX, Larry Fink of BlackRock, as well as other executives from Meta, Visa, JP Morgan, Boeing, Cargill and more.
In total, 17 US executives will join Trump on the trip, a White House official with knowledge of the plans told the BBC.
The trip is seen as important for the US, as Trump will meet with President Xi Jinping at a time of growing economic and technological animosity between the two countries.
In addition to Musk, Cook and Fink, the full list of the executives set to join Trump as part of the official US delegation to China is as follows:
- Dina Powell McCormick, president and vice chair of Meta
- Kelly Ortberg, president and chief executive of Boeing
- Ryan McInerney, chief executive of Visa
- Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone
- Brian Sikes, chief executive and chairman of Cargill
- Jane Fraser, chief executive of Citi
- Chuck Robbins, chief executive and chairman of Cisco
- Jim Anderson, chief executive of Coherent
- Henry Lawrence Culp, chief executive of GE Aerospace
- David Solomon, chief executive of Goldman Sachs
- Jacob Thaysen, chief executive of Illumina
- Michael Miebach, president of Mastercard
Together, the executives represent a swath of US business interests, from social media and consumer hardware, to computer chips and commercial manufacturing.
Trump's visit to China marks a key test of a fragile trade truce between the two countries, following a tit-for-tat trade war which saw them roll out tariffs which at times topped 100%.
The tariffs were paused in October 2025 after Trump's last meeting with Xi, which took place in South Korea.
Looming large over the upcoming meeting will be the US and Israel's war in Iran, which has already forced a delay to Trump and Xi's meeting.
Trump is expected to push China, which relies on Iran for cheap oil, to help facilitate an agreement between Tehran and Washington to end the war.
China also wants the conflict to end. It has limited the supply of oil to the country, hitting the buying power of other countries around the world that import Chinese goods.
Q&A
Who are the CEOs joining Trump on his trip to China?
CEOs joining Trump include Tim Cook of Apple, Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX, and Larry Fink of BlackRock, among others.
What is the significance of Trump's trip to China?
The trip is significant as it aims to address growing economic and technological tensions between the US and China.
How many executives are part of the US delegation to China?
A total of 17 US executives are expected to accompany Trump on his trip to China.
