Quick overview

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U.S. President Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing this week alongside top executives from Tesla, Apple, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and Boeing to discuss trade, technology, artificial intelligence, and energy with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The summit comes amid the war in the Middle East and escalating technological tensions between Washington and Beijing.

Trump’s visit to China is drawing intense attention from global markets and the corporate world alike. The White House confirmed that the president will travel with a powerful business delegation featuring some of the most influential CEOs from Wall Street and Silicon Valley, highlighting the economic and strategic importance of the meeting with Xi.

Among the executives expected to join the trip are Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX; Tim Cook, Apple’s outgoing CEO; and Larry Fink. Representatives from Boeing, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Mastercard, Qualcomm, Micron Technology, and Blackstone will also be part of the delegation.

The trip will mark the first official visit by a U.S. president to China in nearly a decade and takes place amid a particularly fragile geopolitical backdrop shaped by the conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel, partial disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, and rising trade and technology tensions between Washington and Beijing.

Trade, AI, semiconductors and energy on the agenda

The meeting between Trump and Xi — originally scheduled for March but delayed due to the escalation in the Middle East — is expected to cover a broad agenda, including:

• bilateral trade,
• artificial intelligence,
• rare earth exports,
• semiconductors,
• energy,
• Taiwan,
• and the conflict with Iran.

The makeup of the delegation also reflects the sectors currently viewed as strategic priorities for the White House: technology, finance, defense, energy, and global supply chains.

Alongside Musk, Cook, and Fink, the delegation will also include:

• Kelly Ortberg, CEO of Boeing;
• David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs;
• Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup;
• Michael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard;
• Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm;
• and Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone.

Boeing deal and notable absences draw attention

Boeing’s presence is particularly notable after reports emerged suggesting the company could finalize one of the largest commercial agreements in its history during the visit: the sale of 500 737 Max aircraft to China.

According to Bloomberg, the announcement could coincide with the presidential meeting as part of broader efforts to reset commercial relations between the two superpowers.

Beyond the size of the delegation, markets have also focused on several notable absences — most prominently Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA.