Donald Trump is set to travel to China with a large group of senior business figures, underscoring a White House push to pair diplomacy with commercial dealmaking as tensions between Washington and Beijing continue to shape global markets.
White House officials confirmed that the president will be accompanied by executives from aerospace, agriculture, finance, technology and other sectors when he meets Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping. The delegation is expected to feat...
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ure at least 16 business leaders, including Elon Musk, Apple chief Tim Cook, Boeing’s Kelly Ortberg, BlackRock’s Larry Fink and Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman.
Also understood to be joining the trip are Cargill chief Brian Sikes, Citi chief Jane Fraser, Mastercard’s Michael Miebach, Visa’s Ryan McInerney and Goldman Sachs boss David Solomon. The technology contingent includes Cisco’s Chuck Robbins, Coherent’s Jim Anderson, GE Aerospace chief H. Lawrence Culp, Illumina’s Jacob Thaysen, Meta’s Dina Powell McCormick, Micron’s Sanjay Mehrotra and Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon.
According to reporting by The Epoch Times and other outlets, the administration is hoping the visit will generate announcements on fresh orders for American products, greater access for U.S. technology and semiconductors, and financial arrangements that could make trade flows easier. The discussions are also expected to cover tariffs, trade agreements and export controls.
The trip, scheduled for May 13 to May 15, would be the first visit to China by a sitting U.S. president since Trump’s state trip in 2017.
Beyond commerce, Trump is also expected to raise wider geopolitical issues, including Taiwan, Iran and maritime security around the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, he also indicated he planned to discuss the cases of pastor Ezra Jin and media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai, both of whom have become symbols of Beijing’s pressure on religion and dissent.
The presence of so many heavyweight executives suggests the administration is treating the China visit as both a political summit and a business mission, with economic diplomacy at the centre of the effort.
Source: Noah Wire Services
