US President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit China from May 13 to 15, accompanied by an extensive business delegation comprising heads of leading American corporations.
Operative Information Center-OMM reports, citing foreign media, that the delegation will include representatives from 16 major U.S. companies operating in finance, technology, aviation, and trade sectors.
The high-profile group features prominent figures such as Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Apple CEO Tim Cook. The financial sector will be represented by BlackRock Chairman Larry Fink, Blackstone co-founder Stephen Schwarzman, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser, Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach, and Visa CEO Ryan McInerney. From the technology and industrial sectors, the delegation includes Boeing CEO Robert Kelly Ortberg, GE Aerospace CEO Henry Lawrence Culp, Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, Coherent CEO Jim Anderson, Illumina CEO Jacob Thaysen, and Dina Powell McCormick from Meta's leadership team. Brian Sikes, head of Cargill, will represent the food industry.
Notably, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins will be unable to attend due to the company's financial reporting schedule, while the absence of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang from the list has drawn significant interest given the company's extensive operations in the Chinese market. The inclusion of companies specializing in strategic fields such as semiconductor manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and information technology underscores the economic priorities of the visit.
This mission is viewed as a critical step in shaping the future of U.S.-China economic relations and technological cooperation. Historically, such high-level state visits serve as platforms for bilateral trade agreements and the resolution of long-standing commercial disputes, particularly in the tech sector where both nations compete for global leadership. The presence of these billionaires and industry giants suggests a focus on stabilizing supply chains and navigating the complex regulatory environment between the world's two largest economies.
