Elon Musk Joins US Business Delegation to China for Trump-Xi Meeting

WASHINGTON — Billionaire and former Trump administration official Elon Musk will join high-powered business leaders in the U.S. delegation to China this week, according to a list from a White House official.

President Trump is meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing for a high-stakes summit as uncertainty over the war with Iran disrupts global oil markets and supply chains. Musk and the other business leaders have significant interests in China.

The delegation includes Apple's Tim Cook, BlackRock's Larry Fink, Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, Boeing's Kelly Ortberg, Goldman Sachs' David Solomon, Meta's Dina Powell McCormick, Micron's Sanjay Mehrotra, Qualcomm's Christiano Amon, Illumina's Jacob Thaysen, Mastercard's Michael Miebach, Visa's Ryan McInerney, Cargill's Brian Sikes, Citi's Jane Fraser, Cisco's Chuck Robbins, Coherent's Jim Anderson and GE Aerospace's H. Lawrence Culp.

Mr. Trump said Monday he plans to discuss economic and energy matters.

"I have a great relationship with President Xi," the president told reporters in the Oval Office. "We're doing a lot of business, but it's smart business. We used to be taken advantage of for years with our previous presidents. And now we're doing great with China. We make a lot of money with China."