Elon Musk, Tim Cook and others reportedly to join Trump in China

Business figures including Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook and others will join President Donald Trump in China this week, according to reports citing a White House official.

Blackrock CEO Larry Fink, Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon are some of the other figures listed in reports as part of the delegation, which includes more than a dozen people.

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Elon Musk and Larry Fink

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., left, Larry Fink, chief executive officer of BlackRock Inc., during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House on Tuesday.

“I am very much looking forward to my trip to China, an amazing Country, with a Leader, President Xi, respected by all,” Trump declared in a Monday Truth Social post. 

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President Trump shakes hands with Apple CEO Tim Cook

Apple CEO Tim Cook (R) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 6, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images / Getty Images)

“Great things will happen for both Countries!” he added.

President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in October in South Korea, according to Reuters.

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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on Oct. 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea.  (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images / Getty Images)

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