U.S. President Donald Trump makes a toast during a state banquet hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China.
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BEIJING — With just two days remaining before Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to arrive in the United States, few details have been released regarding which Chinese business leaders will accompany him.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not immediately respond to a CNBC request for comment on Tuesday morning. However, late Monday, the ministry officially confirmed Xi’s U.S. visit, scheduled for Wednesday through Friday.
On the American side, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is among the executives expected to attend a dinner planned for Thursday in Washington, D.C., according to a source familiar with the arrangements.
Neither Microsoft nor the White House immediately responded to CNBC’s request for comment.
Senior U.S. officials have also disclosed the names of several additional executives who will be in attendance:
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Apple CEO Tim Cook arrive for the meeting between Chinese Premier Li Qiang and U.S. business representatives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, May 14, 2026.
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Those business leaders include:
- Nvidia’s Jensen Huang
- OpenAI’s Sam Altman
- Google’s Sundar Pichai
- Tesla and SpaceX’s Elon Musk
- Citigroup’s Jane Fraser
- Amazon’s Jeff Bezos
- Apple’s Tim Cook
- Dell’s Michael Dell
Boeing CEO Kelly Orthberg joined other U.S. executives for a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on May 14, 2026, held alongside the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing.
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On the Chinese side, Reuters reported last week that business representatives under consideration included executives from electric vehicle maker BYD, smartphone company Xiaomi, battery manufacturers CATL and Gotion, consumer electronics firm Hisense, automotive parts company Wanxiang, state-owned Bank of China, and agricultural conglomerate COFCO Group.
BYD declined to comment when contacted by CNBC. The other Chinese companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
As tensions between the U.S. and China have intensified in recent years, both governments have placed companies from each other’s countries on trade blacklists that restrict business activity.
CNBC’s Jordan Novet and Ashlee Trujillo contributed to this report.
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