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May 13, 2026 12:20 PM

Trump Lands In China With $16 Trillion Of CEO Power — And One Big Ask For Xi

President Donald Trump landed in China Wednesday for a high-stakes meeting with President Xi Jinping, bringing with him a roster of corporate heavyweights that underscores the market stakes behind the diplomacy. 

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Trump previewed the trip on Truth Social by saying he would ask Xi to "open up China" so U.S. business leaders could "work their magic," adding, "I will make that my very first request."  

The comment points to a dealmaking agenda centered on market access, trade barriers and technology restrictions, with Bloomberg framing the trip as a push to "open up" China for U.S. business. 

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Executives from major U.S. tech companies represented on the trip carried a combined market capitalization ...