Trump Administration Sends Tech, Energy, and Finance CEOs to China

The Trump administration plans to invite CEOs from Nvidia, Apple, Exxon, Boeing, Qualcomm, Blackstone, Citigroup, and Visa to accompany President Trump on his trip to China next week, a person familiar with the matter said. The list of CEOs invited is likely to grow in the coming days as executives jockey for invites.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and David Perdue, the US ambassador to China, have been suggesting attendees for the trip, other people familiar with the matter said.

President Trump has been making offhand comments to executives he has met recently, suggesting he will see them in Beijing. One of the people said President Trump is stoking corporate FOMO with those comments. Spokespeople for the White House and the companies didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

Expectations are low for specific deals beyond soybeans and Boeing jets. Administration officials said the focus is more on building the relationship between Trump and Xi Jinping. Trump and Xi Jinping met during a meeting in 2025.

There is likely to be less commercial fanfare than on past foreign trips, including to the Gulf last year. The article was updated on May 7, 2026, at 12:19pm EDT. Liz Hoffman, Business & Finance editor, wrote the article.

Shelby Talcott and Rohan Goswami contributed to this report.