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Trump to Visit China with Over a Dozen Business and Tech Leaders

Over a dozen business and tech leaders will travel with US President Donald Trump to China later this week. The list includes CEOs from Apple, Tesla, BlackRock, Boeing, Citi, and other major corporations. Trump stated he has a great relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping and that the US is now doing great business with China. The three-day visit aims to rebalance trade and safeguard US economic strength and national security.

Key Points: Trump to Travel to China with Top Business Leaders

  • Over a dozen business and tech leaders will travel with Trump to China
  • List includes Apple CEO Tim Cook and Tesla CEO Elon Musk
  • Trump says he has a great relationship with Xi Jinping
  • Visit aims to rebalance trade and safeguard US economic strength
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Over a dozen biz, tech leaders to travel with Trump to China: WH Official

Over a dozen business and tech leaders, including Tim Cook, Elon Musk, and Jamie Dimon, will travel with President Trump to China this week.

"We are doing a lot of business but it is mostly smart business. We used to be taken advantage of for years with our previous presidents, but now we are doing great with China, we're making a lot of money with China. - Donald Trump"

By By Reena Bhardwaj, Washington DC, May 12

Ahead of the much-anticipated visit of US President Donald Trump to China later this week, a White House official said that over a dozen business and tech leaders will travel with him.

The list of leaders set to travel with President Trump includes representation from major companies across technology, finance, defence, and consumer sectors.

As per the White House official, the list includes Apple CEO Tim Cook, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, Cargill CEO Brian Sikes, Citi CEO Jane Fraser, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins, Coherent CEO Jim Anderson, and GE Aerospace CEO H. Lawrence Culp.

Other leaders to travel with Trump are Goldman Sach's David Solomon, Illumina CEO Jacob Thaysen, Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach, Meta executive Dina Powell McCormick, Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon and Visa CEO Ryan McInerney.

The list reflects leadership from some of the world's most influential corporations spanning technology, finance, aerospace, manufacturing, and global payments.

Meanwhile, on Monday, while speaking from the Oval Office ahead of his upcoming visit to China, Trump told reporters that he has a great relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

"We are doing a lot of business but it is mostly smart business. We used to be taken advantage of for years with our previous presidents, but now we are doing great with China, we're making a lot of money with China," he said.

The objectives of Trump's three-day visit to China aim to rebalance trade and safeguard US economic strength and national security.

Senior US officials said on Sunday that topics expected between the two sides include continued work on a US-China Board of Trade and Board of Investment. The two countries will focus on identifying mutual areas of interest in trade.

The two sides will also discuss additional agreements on industry, spanning aerospace, agriculture and energy.

"The American people can expect the President to deliver more good deals on behalf of our country. These agreements will further rebalance trade with China while putting American workers, farmers and families first and safeguarding US economic strength and national security", the senior US officials said on Sunday.

- ANI

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Priya S
Great to see CEOs like Tim Cook and Sanjay Mehrotra (Micron) on the list—shows how globalised the world is. But Trump's "making a lot of money with China" comment? Typical. China plays hardball, and we in India know that better than anyone. Let's see how this trade "rebalancing" actually plays out. ????
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Michael C
This delegation is impressive—tech, finance, aerospace all represented. The US-China relationship is too big to ignore, but I worry about the ripple effects on other markets like India. If the US and China cut a deal that favours them, emerging economies often get squeezed.
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Rohit P
"We used to be taken advantage of," says Trump. Bro, with due respect, the way China negotiates, they'll still get the better end. We've seen how they handle trade with India—always playing the long game. Hope the US delegation doesn't come back with empty promises. ????
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Sarah B
Boards of Trade and Investment—sounds promising but vague. The real question is whether this will actually help reduce the trade deficit or just be another photo op. As an outsider watching, I'm sceptical but hopeful. The inclusion of aerospace and agriculture is strategic though. ????

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