According to Bloomberg News, the Trump administration has extended invitations to several prominent business executives to join President Donald Trump during his upcoming state visit to China, a White House official confirmed Monday.
Among the high-profile attendees will be Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook, Bloomberg reported. The business delegation also includes Goldman Sachs Group CEO David Solomon, Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman, BlackRock leader Larry Fink, Citigroup’s Jane Fraser, and Meta Platforms’ Dina Powell McCormick.
According to the report, Trump plans to bring more than twelve leading corporate executives as part of his strategy to negotiate new commercial agreements and purchasing deals with Beijing during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
None of the mentioned corporations provided immediate responses when contacted for comment by Reuters.
China’s official Xinhua news agency announced that Trump’s state visit is scheduled to take place from May 13 through May 15.
