China's Xi to visit Washington without CEO delegation: Reuters
Trump will host a state dinner for Xi as U.S. company executives attend and Chinese firms tied to Beijing’s military are kept out, sources said.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington this week for meetings with President Donald Trump, but without the business delegation Beijing had sought to bring.
- US officials opposed including Chinese firms with alleged military links, while one source said the White House prioritized other matters for the diplomatic visit.
- President Trump will host a state dinner for Xi on Thursday with expected attendees including Apple's Tim Cook, Tesla's Elon Musk, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, and Nvidia's Jensen Huang.
- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said "I do not have the relevant information" on the delegation, while the White House did not respond to requests for comment.
- The two leaders aim to avoid disruptions in their bilateral relationship during this week's meetings, following their previous discussion at the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping brought China’s top economic officials to Washington but left its business leaders at home, even as corporate America turned out in force for US President Donald Trump’s state dinner.
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“When China’s leader, Xi Jinping, traveled to the United States in 2015 for his first state visit, he brought a delegation of Chinese chief executives to meet their American counterparts,” the New York Times reports. “Disputes over human rights, cyberattacks and trade were straining relations. But Washington and Beijing still shared an undeniable common interest: […]
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Chinese business executives were notably absent during President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington, a stark contrast to the titans of US business turning out for a black-tie dinner at the White House.
Chinese business leaders who flew to Washington on a separate flight for Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States ultimately failed to make the guest list for the White House state dinner. In contrast, in the U.S., artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, finance, and automobiles
(Beijing=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Hyun-jung = Some Chinese CEOs have arrived in Washington to coincide with Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States...
The Daily South China Morning Post says it is uncertain whether executives will have seats at Thursday's state dinner at the White House
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