Trump Invites Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Larry Fink and Top CEOs to Join Xi Jinping Summit in China

Kuala Lumpur – U.S. President Donald Trump has invited a powerful delegation of American business leaders, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, to accompany him on his high-stakes trip to China this week for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

According to a White House official, the star-studded group of executives will join Trump in Beijing as he seeks to secure major business deals and strengthen economic ties between the world’s two largest economies.

High-Profile Delegation

The business leaders expected to join the trip include:

• Elon Musk (Tesla & SpaceX)
• Tim Cook (Apple)
• Larry Fink (BlackRock)
• Kelly Ortberg (Boeing)
• Stephen Schwarzman (Blackstone)
• David Solomon (Goldman Sachs)
• Jane Fraser (Citigroup)
• And executives from Qualcomm, Visa, Mastercard, Micron, Meta, GE Aerospace, and others.

Notably absent from the list is Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, while Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins was invited but unable to attend due to earnings commitments.

Key Discussion Topics

Trump and Xi are expected to discuss critical issues including:

• Trade and tariffs
• Artificial intelligence and technology cooperation
• Export controls and rare earth minerals
• The situation in Taiwan
• The ongoing Iran conflict

The summit comes amid recent tensions between Washington and Beijing over AI restrictions, sanctions, and supply chain issues.

Trump has expressed hope that the visit will result in significant purchase agreements and investment commitments from China, particularly in U.S. manufacturing and aviation sectors.

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser recently emphasised the importance of continued engagement between the two superpowers, stating that “we all need that engagement to be occurring.”

This high-level business delegation underscores Trump’s strategy of combining diplomacy with direct private sector involvement to achieve economic wins for the United States.

The world will be watching closely as the summit unfolds later this week.