Will travel to China with Trump: Apple boss Tim Cook.Image: EPA POOL
For the first time since 2017, a US president is visiting China again. Donald Trump will be accompanied by high-ranking representatives (2) and representatives (14) from business.
May 12, 2026, 9:51 a.mMay 12, 2026, 9:51 a.m
The fact that the US government is not taking the meeting between Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping lightly is evident from the look at the entourage traveling to China with the US President.
16 important people from the world of business will accompany Trump on his trip to China. It’s a who’s who of the business elite:
- Tim Cook, CEO of Apple
- Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla
- Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock
- Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone
- Kelly Ortberg, CEO of Boeing
- Brian Sikes, CEO of Cargill
- Jane Fraser, CEO of Citi
- Jim Anderson, CEO of Coherent
- Larry Culp, CEO of General Electric
- David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs
- Jacob Thaysen, CEO of Illumina
- Michael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard
- Dina Powell McCormick, President and Vice Chair of Meta
- Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO of Micron
- Cristiano Amon, CEO of Qualcomm
- Ryan McInerney, CEO of Visa
BlackRock boss Larry Fink is also accompanying the US President to China.Image: AP
Trump and his followers will leave for China on Wednesday, and a meeting with Xi is planned later in the week. It is the first time since 2017 that a US president has visited the middle country.
What could be on the agenda
The world’s two largest economies have been in a trade conflict since Trump took office last year, with high tariffs and export controls massively disrupting the movement of goods and affecting the global economy.
In addition to trade policy issues, experts believe the two heads of state could also discuss the situation in the Middle East. Washington’s stance on the island republic of Taiwan, which Beijing counts as part of China’s territory and wants to bind to itself, could also be on the agenda. Artificial intelligence is also likely to play a role. (ome/sda)