Elon Musk and Tim Cook among CEOs expected to accompany Trump on China trip

The trip comes as the US and Israel's war in Iran looms over the talks, which has already forced a delay to the Trump-Xi meeting. China also wants the conflict to end and has limited the supply of oil to Iran, hitting the buying power of other countries around the world that import Chinese goods.

Trump is expected to bring a host of top business and technology executives on his official trip to Beijing. The delegation includes Tim Cook (Apple), Elon Musk (Tesla and SpaceX), and Larry Fink (BlackRock), as well as executives from Meta, Visa, JP Morgan, Boeing, Cargill and more. Chuck Robbins (Cisco) was invited but unable to join due to earnings. The roster also includes Dina Powell McCormick (Meta), Kelly Ortberg (Boeing), Ryan McInerney (Visa), Stephen Schwarzman (Blackstone), Brian Sikes (Cargill), Jane Fraser (Citi), Jim Anderson (Coherent), Henry Lawrence Culp (GE Aerospace), David Solomon (Goldman Sachs), Jacob Thaysen (Illumina), and Michael Miebach (Mastercard). Illumina noted that Thaysen is honored to be part of the delegation and views the trip as an opportunity to strengthen relationships and shape the future of precision medicine.

Tariffs between the United States and China were paused in October 2025 after Trump's last meeting with Xi Jinping, which took place in South Korea.