President Trump isn’t heading to Beijing alone.
The White House says Trump will be joined by a who’s who of American business power this week, including Elon Musk, Tim Cook and some of the most influential names on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley.
Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday and Friday in a closely watched trip that comes as tensions between Washington and Beijing remain high.
The delegation includes BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, Mastercard president Michael Miebach, and Visa CEO Ryan McInerney.
Also joining the president are Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, Cargill CEO Brian Sikes, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins, Coherent CEO Jim Anderson, General Electric CEO Larry Culp, Illumina CEO Jacob Thaysen, Meta president Dina Powell McCormick, Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, and Qualcomm CEO Christiano Amon.
The trip was initially planned for April but was delayed during the U.S.-Iran conflict. Trump similarly traveled with a high-profile business contingent during his Saudi Arabia visit last year — but this Beijing roster may be his most powerful yet.
