Donald Trump China trip: Donald Trump China trip: Nvidia, Apple, Exxon, Boeing, Qualcomm, Blackstone, Citigroup, Visa CEOs invited for U.S. President’s visit to world’s second largest economy
A person familiar with the matter confirmed that Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser was invited. Qualcomm confirmed the invitation but declined to comment further.
Reuters could not confirm the full list of companies invited, but a different source said many CEOs received invitations on Wednesday evening.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in an interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer that “we should let the president announce whatever he decides to announce” but “it would be a privilege if he was invited, it would be a great honor to represent the United States.”
The report comes as expectations for possible agreements begin to rise during Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing next week to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg told Reuters in April that the company was counting on the Trump administration to unlock a long-awaited major order from China.
China and the US planemaker have long been in talks over a deal that industry sources say could include 500 737 MAX jets as well as dozens of wide-body jets. This would be the country’s first major Boeing order since 2017, and any announcement of the order would be seen as a major win for the leaders’ summit.
