Trump travels to China accompanied by Elon Musk, Tim Cook dinner and other Wall Motorway leaders to meet with Xi Jinping

President Donald Trump will travel to China this week accompanied by some of the most influential businessmen in the United Statesincluding Elon Musk, Tim Cook dinner and senior executives from Wall Motorway, in a visit that seeks to strengthen economic ties between Washington and Beijing amid trade and geopolitical tensions.

The US delegation includes more than a dozen executives from large technological, financial, industrial and agricultural corporations. Among the confirmed names are Kelly Ortberg, from Boeing; David Solomon of Goldman Sachs; Larry Fink, of BlackRock; Jane Fraser, Citigroup; and Dina Powell McCormick, representative of Meta Platforms.

Executives from companies such as Qualcomm, Mastercard, Visa, Micron, GE Aerospace and Cargill also appear, in a sign of the White House’s interest in promoting trade and investment agreements with the Chinese government.

The official visit will take place from May 13 to 15 following an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping. It will be the second in-person summit between both leaders since the beginning of Trump’s second term.

Musk reappears with Trump after months of distancing

One of the aspects that has drawn the most attention is the participation of Elon Musk, whose relationship with Trump had deteriorated. after leaving the Republican administration in 2025 following disagreements over the fiscal package promoted by the White House.

However, in recent months both resumed political and business contact. Analysts in Washington believe that Musk could play a key role as an informal interlocutor with China due to Tesla’s strong interests in that country.

The Tesla plant in Shanghai has become one of the company’s most important operations worldwide.and Musk himself has previously described the business relationship with China as a “successful example of economic cooperation.”

The most notable absence in the delegation will be that of NVIDIA CEO, Jensen Huangalthough the discussions will include topics related to technology and artificial intelligence. U.S. officials said the talks will focus primarily on agricultural, financial and aviation sectors.

Taiwan and trade will mark the bilateral agenda

In addition to the economic agreements, Trump announced that he will directly address the issue of US arms sales to Taiwan with Xi Jinping.one of the most sensitive points in the relationship between both powers.

“I’m going to have that discussion with President Xi,” Trump declared from the White House, acknowledging that Beijing opposes Washington continuing to supply defensive weapons to the island.

China considers Taiwan a rebel province and has reiterated that it does not rule out the use of force to take control of the territory.. The United States, for its part, has maintained military and political support for Taipei for decades under historic strategic agreements.

In parallel, officials from both countries will hold economic meetings in South Korea to consolidate the tariff truce reached last year and explore new bilateral investment mechanisms.

The Trump administration also seeks to promote the creation of a trade board and a joint investment board with Chinadespite the restrictions that both governments maintain on strategic sectors such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence and advanced technology.

The trip occurs at a time of high international tension marked by the war in the Middle East, global technological competition and the attempt by Washington and Beijing to avoid a further deterioration in their economic relations.

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