- President Donald Trump traveled to Beijing in May 2026 accompanied by a delegation of 17 high-profile corporate executives including Apple CEO Tim Cook, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the business leaders at the Great Hall of the People and pledged that China would open its markets wider to foreign businesses.
- Executives sought specific regulatory relief, including approvals for Nvidia to sell less advanced chips and permission for Tesla to roll out its fully autonomous driving technology in China.
- Despite the diplomatic engagement, analysts from Eurasia Group and other experts noted that the summit concluded with few immediate commercial deals or concrete resolutions to ongoing trade bottlenecks.
United States executives lobby Beijing to ease trade and regulatory barriers during presidential summit
May 21, 2026, 4:35:28 PM UTC(2 hours ago)
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U.S. CEOs LOBBY CHINA OVER EXPORT, MARKET BARRIERS
Top U.S. CEOs including Apple, Boeing, Nvidia, Tesla and others met Chinese officials during a Trump-led visit, seeking relief from mounting trade and regulatory restrictions.
Companies raised issues including China blocking Tesla solar equipment exports, delays on Nvidia chip approvals, shortages of key semiconductor materials, and continued barriers for firms like Visa, Micron, and BlackRock.
Beijing and Washington both used the visit to signal trade engagement, but most bottlenecks remain unresolved, with executives largely confined to brief, high-level discussions and limited outcomes announced.
