Updated
Updated · CNBC · Sep 22
U.S. Names 8 CEOs for Xi Dinner as President Begins 3-Day Washington Trip
Updated
Updated · CNBC · Sep 22

U.S. Names 8 CEOs for Xi Dinner as President Begins 3-Day Washington Trip

3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 22

Summary

  • U.S. officials identified eight American executives expected at a Thursday Washington dinner with Xi Jinping, including Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and OpenAI’s Sam Altman.
  • The list also includes Google’s Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk, Citigroup’s Jane Fraser, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Apple’s Tim Cook and Dell’s Michael Dell, underscoring the event’s focus on top U.S. business leaders.
  • Xi’s trip was confirmed late Monday by China’s Foreign Ministry and is scheduled for Wednesday through Friday, but Beijing has not disclosed which Chinese executives will attend.
  • Reuters reported last week that Chinese candidates under consideration included BYD, Xiaomi, CATL, Gotion, Hisense, Wanxiang, Bank of China and COFCO as U.S.-China tensions continue to constrain cross-border business.

Insights

Will the gathering of tech titans and Xi Jinping actually ease US-China chip tensions, or is it merely diplomatic theater?
How can top US tech CEOs navigate expanding export controls while dining with the leader of their biggest rival market?
With EV battery giants present, will the urgent push for green energy force a quiet truce in the global trade war?