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Elon Musk, Tim Cook and Larry Fink expected to join Trump’s entourage to Beijing this week
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Prominent U.S. executives from Big Tech to agriculture have been invited to join President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week, according to a White House official.
Key facts
- The CEO announced last month that his 15-year reign as the head of the technology company will come to an end on Sept
- Beijing increased its import tax on American goods to 125% in April 2025 in retaliation for Trump raising the tariff on products made in China to 145%
- Robert “Kelly” Ortberg, a former CEO at aerospace manufacturer Rockwell Collins, became CEO of Boeing in 2024
- Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, led Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency until leaving in the spring of 2025 before the controversial pop-up agency was shuttered in November
Summary
Trump leaves on Tuesday for Beijing to meet with President Xi Jinping. Here’s a look at some of the executives according to the White House official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, led Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency until leaving in the spring of 2025 before the controversial pop-up agency was shuttered in November. Since then, Musk has refocused his energy on Tesla and his other companies.