{"id":244207,"date":"2026-05-11T13:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/musk-cook-schwarzman-among-billionaire-delegation-invited-to-trumps-xi-meeting\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T05:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:55:09","slug":"musk-cook-schwarzman-among-billionaire-delegation-invited-to-trumps-xi-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/musk-cook-schwarzman-among-billionaire-delegation-invited-to-trumps-xi-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk, Cook, Schwarzman Among Billionaire Delegation Invited To Trump\u2019s Xi Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Musk, Cook, Schwarzman Among Billionaire Delegation Invited To Trump\u2019s Xi Meeting<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/saradorn\/2026\/05\/11\/trump-will-reportedly-bring-5-billionaires-worth-a-combined-870-billion-on-his-china-trip\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-11 13:19:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.forbes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Topline<\/h2>\n

President Donald Trump invited a group of billionaires\u2014worth a combined $870 billion, according to our estimates\u2014to join him on his trip to China this week to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, their first summit of Trump\u2019s second term, which comes amid tensions over trade, the war in Iran and the future of artificial intelligence. <\/p>\n

Tesla and SPaceX CEO Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump shake hands as they attend the men’s NCAA wrestling competition at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 22, 2025. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n

AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Key Facts<\/h2>\n

Tesla\u2019s Elon Musk (worth $823.3 billion), Blackstone\u2019s Stephen Schwarzman ($40.5 billion), Apple\u2019s Tim Cook ($2.9 billion), General Electric\u2019s Larry Culp ($1.8 billion) and BlackRock\u2019s Larry Fink ($1.3 billion) are among the billionaires expected to travel to Beijing with Trump, according to a list from the White House.<\/p>\n

Other high-profile CEOs joining the trip include Boeing\u2019s Kelly Ortberg, Goldman Sachs\u2019 David Solomon and Citigroup\u2019s Jane Fraser, among 16 total executives from U.S. companies expected to attend the summit.<\/p>\n

Several of the executives have pending deals with China\u2014Ortberg said on an earnings call last month that China could order a \u201cbig number\u201d of planes from the company, CNBC reported, while Fraser told Bloomberg in November investors were showing renewed interest in China.<\/p>\n

Bloomberg reported in March that Boeing was close to finalizing a 500-aircraft order for 737 Max jets to coincide with Trump\u2019s meeting with Xi, according to unnamed sources.<\/p>\n

Contra<\/h2>\n

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (worth an estimated $190.5 billion) reportedly will not attend. Huang said on CNBC last week he would join Trump on the trip if he was invited, and Semafor reported he was among those angling for an invite. Huang is a close advisor to Trump on artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

What Other Executives Are Reportedly Invited To China?<\/h2>\n

Meta\u2019s Dina Powell…<\/p>\n

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