The highly anticipated summit between President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping will bring together a robust gathering of US corporate leaders, but there will not be a comparable delegation of Chinese executives, raising questions about the prospects for the world’s two largest economies to strike new business deals this week.
Upcoming US-China Summit: Key Players and Political Context
Chinese President Xi Jinping will not be bringing any CEOs to the US during the upcoming summit, as confirmed by a senior US administration official who requested anonymity.
Key participants from the Trump administration will include Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, among others.
This summit occurs at a challenging time for President Trump, with midterm elections approaching in November that could result in his party losing control of one or both houses of Congress. Such a shift could significantly impact the president’s agenda for the next two years. Meanwhile, Xi is poised for a likely fourth term amidst a backdrop of economic slowdown in China.
