Elon Musk and other CEOs among Trump's delegation heading to China

Politics Elon Musk and other CEOs among Trump's U.S. delegation heading to China By Jennifer Jacobs, Jennifer Jacobs Senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs is a senior White House reporter at CBS News. Read Full Bio Jennifer Jacobs, Kathryn Watson Kathryn Watson Politics Reporter Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Kathryn Watson May 11, 2026 / 2:53 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — Billionaire and former Trump administration official Elon Musk will be among the high-powered business leaders who will be a part of the U.S. delegation to China this week, according to a list of names from a White House official. President Trump is meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing for a high-stakes meeting as uncertainty over the war with Iran roils global oil markets and supply chains. Musk and other business leaders in the U.S. delegation have significant business interests in China. Others in the delegation include:Apple's Tim CookBlackRock's Larry FinkBlackstone's Stephen SchwarzmanBoeing's Kelly OrtbergGoldman Sachs' David SolomonMeta's Dina Powell McCormickMicron's Sanjay Mehrotra Qualcomm's Christiano AmonIllumina's Jacob ThaysenMastercard's Michael MiebachVisa's Ryan McInerneyCargill's Brian SikesCiti's Jane FraserCisco's Chuck RobbinsCoherent's Jim Anderson GE Aerospace's H. Lawrence CulpMr. Trump on Monday said he plans to talk about economic and energy matters. "I have a great relationship with President Xi," the president told reporters in the Oval Office. "We're doing a lot of business, but it's smart business. We used to be taken advantage of for years with our previous presidents. And now we're doing great with China. We make a lot of money with China."The president delayed his trip to China due to the war with Iran. On Monday, Mr. Trump blasted the Iranians' response to a U.S. proposal to bring the war to an end, calling it "unacceptable"...