Posted on 05/11/2026 11:18:20 AM PDT by DFG
President Donald Trump has invited executives from some of the biggest U.S. companies — including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook, BlackRock’s CEO Larry Fink and Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg — to join his trip to China this week, according to a White House official.
Also expected to join Trump’s delegation for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping are Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman, Cargill’s Brian Sikes, Citigroup’s Jane Fraser, Coherent’s Jim Anderson, GE Aerospace’ sH. Lawrence Culp Jr., Goldman Sachs’s David Solomon, Illumina’s Jacob Thaysen, Mastercard’s Michael Miebach, Meta Platforms executive Dina Powell McCormick, Micron Technology’s Sanjay Mehrotra, Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon and Visa’s Ryan McInerney, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the list has not been announced.
A spokesperson for Cisco said CEO Chuck Robbins had been invited by the White House to join the trip but is unable to attend due to the company’s earnings schedule.
The executives will join Trump on the trip during which he has said he hopes to secure a series of business deals and purchase agreements with Beijing.
The summit agenda is expected to cover trade, artificial intelligence, export controls, Taiwan and the Iran war, with both sides entering the talks after weeks of escalating tensions.
Notably absent from the attendees is Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang who said last week in an interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer that “We should let the president announce whatever he decides to announce ... If invited, it would be a privilege, it would be a great honor to represent the United States.”
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This is a very good idea for all concerned!
Shouldn’t it be up to the host country who gets invited?
Great opportunity for China to wipe out the top thinkers and doers of the West.
In this case...
No.
:-)
Remind each to check for their wallets on the way out of the meetings.
Another brilliant chess move!
For his own safety, Trump needs to be accompanied by a lot of high profile individuals.
A murderers row of heavy hitters. Would Steve Jobs have wanted to go?
*** Shouldn’t it be up to the host country who gets invited? ***
That was my thought, too. It’s like if you got a “Plus One” invitation to a neighbor’s barbeque, and brought 30 other people along.
Trump being Trump.
Larry Fink? Only if he is forced to depart halfway through the flight.
Bkmk
Sans parachute.
He should leave that scumbag Larry Fink there.
I’m wondering what’s on the agenda to buy, sell and trade.
I don’t see vehicle manufacturers on the list.
XI gets to ‘save face’..thanks to Trump! HUUUUGE suck points for the US!
Check
sorry to express reticence but I really think this trip is a risky and unnecessary
How many of these CEOs would give China our technology. It’s happened many times before. What they can’t steal, they “negotiate” terms with our companies. Like “if you want to do business here, we need to supervise everything you do” negotiations.
And China has so many moles embedded in Taiwan companies, that if you deal with them, you might as well be dealing with the CCP.
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