Trump to Hear Business Delegation on China Trip to Meet Xi

Ø  White House inviting Nvidia, Apple, Boeing CEOs on Trump’s China trip, report says

US news site Semafor’s report ‌comes as expectations swirl about possible deals during Trump’s meeting in Beijing next week with Xi Jinping

1.    President Donald Trump is expected to travel to Beijing next week for talks with Xi Jinping.

2.    The Trump administration has reportedly invited CEOs of major American corporations to accompany the president on the trip.

3.    Companies whose executives were reportedly invited include:

o    Nvidia

o    Apple

o    ExxonMobil

o    Boeing

o    Qualcomm

o    Blackstone

o    Citigroup

o    Visa

4.    A source familiar with the matter confirmed that Jane Fraser received an invitation.

5.    Qualcomm confirmed it had received an invitation but did not provide additional details.

6.    The reported business delegation signals the administration’s effort to combine diplomacy with commercial and investment engagement.

7.    Expectations are rising that the summit could produce major commercial agreements between the United States and China.

8.    A potential major aviation deal involving Boeing is drawing particular attention ahead of the summit.

9.    Kelly Ortberg stated earlier that Boeing was relying on support from the Trump administration to help secure a large Chinese aircraft order.

10.  Boeing and Chinese authorities have reportedly been discussing a possible order involving:

11.  If finalized, the agreement would represent China’s first major Boeing order since 2017.

12.  A large aircraft purchase announcement during the summit would likely be viewed as a major diplomatic and commercial success for both leaders.

13.  The visit comes amid broader efforts to stabilize U.S.-China economic relations following recent tariff disputes and trade tensions.

 

[ABS News Service/08.05.2026]

The Trump administration is inviting CEOs from Nvidia, Apple, Exxon, Boeing and other big companies to accompany the president on his trip to China next week, Semafor reported on Thursday (07.05.2026).

Executives from Qualcomm, Blackstone, Citigroup ‌and Visa are also on the invitation list, according to the report.

A person familiar with the matter confirmed that Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser was invited. Qualcomm confirmed the invitation but declined to comment further.

The White House, Visa, Nvidia, Apple ‌and Citigroup did not immediately respond to requests for comment while Blackstone and Boeing declined to comment.

The reporting ‌comes as expectations swirl about possible deals during US President Donald Trump’s visit next week to Beijing to meet China’s leader Xi Jinping.

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg ‌told Reuters in April that the company was counting on the Trump administration to ‌help ‌unlock a long-awaited major order from China.

China and the US ‌plane maker have been in prolonged talks for a deal that industry sources say could include 500 737 Max jets, plus dozens of widebody planes.

It would be the country’s first major Boeing order since 2017 and any announcement of ‌the order would be ‌viewed as a major win for the leaders’ summit.