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Tim Cook is among 16 US execs going to China with Trump

AppleInsider • Mon, 11 May 2026

The Whitehouse has announced the cavalcade of CEOs President Trump is taking to China, and besides Tim Cook, it includes just about everyone you'd expect. Tim Cook (left) with President Trump in a previous meeting — image credit: CNBC President Donald Trump is heading to Beijing to discuss trade with President Xi Jinping, and he's not planning on doing it alone. As he's done in the past, the president has rounded up a collection of CEOs to bring along. Apple's own outbound CEO, Tim Cook , is one of the sixteen picked, according to a list seen by The New York Times . Tesla and SpaceX's Elon Musk is also expected to join. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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The Whitehouse has announced the cavalcade of CEOs President Trump is taking to China, and besides Tim Cook, it includes just about everyone you'd expect.

Tim Cook (left) with President Trump in a previous meeting — image credit: CNBC President Donald Trump is heading to Beijing to discuss trade with President Xi Jinping, and he's not planning on doing it alone.

As he's done in the past, the president has rounded up a collection of CEOs to bring along.

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