Donald Trump is set to travel to China accompanied by a high-profile delegation of American business leaders, including Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk.
Among the executives joining Trump on the trip are Apple CEO Tim Cook, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, BlackRock’s Larry Fink, and Jacob Thaysen, chief executive of Illumina—alongside leaders from major firms such as Boeing, Visa, Goldman Sachs, and Citigroup. In total, 18 executives are part of the delegation, representing a broad range of U.S. industries from technology and finance to manufacturing and agriculture.
An Illumina spokesman said Thaysen “is honoured to be part of the delegation” and that the company hopes the trip will be
an opportunity to strengthen relationships and shape the future of precision medicine.
The visit, timetabled from May 13th to May 15th, marks the first trip by a U.S. president to China in nearly a decade and comes at a critical moment in relations between the two powers. Trump is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. issues.
Ahead of the visit—discussions likely to focus on trade, technology competition, and global security—Trump said he is willing to discuss U.S. arms sales to Taiwan with Xi, acknowledging that the Chinese leader opposes such activity. “I’m going to have that discussion with President Xi,” Trump promised.
