"Donald Trump landed in Beijing this morning for a two-day, high-stakes China summit - and he brought a clown car's worth of delegates from the worlds of finance and tech in a clear attempt to flex the power of the United States during his talks with Chinese president Xi Jinping. Also joining: the secretaries of the Treasury, Defense, and State - the latter of whom appeared to do an extremely weird sartorial bit aboard Air Force One - and the vaunted director of the Melania documentary and the Rush Hour movie franchise. Because when topics like tariffs, AI, the war in Iran, and Taiwan are on the table, you gotta be surrounded by the A-team."
"After being left off the initial list of business leaders heading to China, Jensen Huang, the CEO of chip giant Nvidia, hopped aboard Air Force One when it stopped to refuel in Alaska. Trump reportedly called him Tuesday morning with the invite and in a Truth Social post ranted about the "FAKE NEWS!" that Jensen was not making the trip, writing, "Jensen is currently on Air Force One and, unless I ask him to leave, which is highly unlikely.""
"Also joining Trump are some of the biggest names from Wall Street, business, and tech, a group that includes former Apple CEO Tim Cook (whom Trump has nicknamed "Tim Apple"), BlackRock's Larry Fink, Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, Citi's Jane Fraser, and Goldman Sachs' David Solomon, Boeing's Kelly Ortberg, GE Aerospace's Larry Culp, Meta's Dina Powell, Qualcomm's Cristiano Amon, and Micron's Sanjay Mehrotra. According to Forbes, the combined net worth of the group is roughly $870 billion, a large chunk of which belongs to ..."
Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for a two-day China summit with President Xi Jinping, bringing a large delegation from finance and technology to signal U.S. power. The group includes senior U.S. officials from the Treasury, Defense, and State, along with prominent business figures. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joined after being left off an initial list, boarding Air Force One during a refueling stop in Alaska after receiving an invitation. The delegation also features major leaders from companies such as Apple, BlackRock, Blackstone, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Boeing, GE Aerospace, Meta, Qualcomm, and Micron. The trip centers on issues including tariffs, AI, the war in Iran, and Taiwan.
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