Musk and Tim Cook to Join US Business Delegation for Trump’s China Visit

12 May 2026

In addition to Musk and Cook, the delegation will include the presence of the chief executives of BlackRock, Larry Fink, Boeing, Robert Ortberg, Citi, Jane Fraser, and Goldman Sachs, David Solomon

The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, is expected to join the delegation of business leaders who will accompany the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to the bilateral meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, this week. Musk and at least six other business leaders will participate in the delegation, according to Fox News, which also includes Apple CEO Tim Cook.

According to the American broadcaster, in addition to Musk and Cook, the delegation will include the presence of the chief executives of BlackRock, Larry Fink, Boeing, Robert Ortberg, Citi, Jane Fraser, and Goldman Sachs, David Solomon.

Bloomberg also cites the participation of the chief executives of Cargill, Illumina, Visa, Micron, Qualcomm and Cisco.

According to Reuters, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will not participate in the American delegation.

According to a source connected to the trip, the White House is focusing the meeting more on agricultural policy and on aviation trade.

James Whitmore

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