US-China Relations

Several business leaders on Trump's trip to China

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is on Donald Trump's trip to China, several media outlets report. The president is on his way to the country with several business leaders, including Elon Musk, to meet with President Xi Jinping, among other things.

Trump has spoken openly before the trip that one of the primary goals of the trip is to do business with China. In addition to Huang and Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg are also on the trip.

"I will ask President Xi, an extraordinary leader, to 'open up' China so that these brilliant people can do their magic," he writes on Truth after publishing the list of fellow travelers.

In addition to business meetings, Trump is to talk about the Iran war, Taiwan and nuclear weapons with Chinese representatives.

Analysis: Iran could make Trump weaker

Donald Trump's failure to deliver a victory in the Iran war could make the world question the power of the US. Xi Jinping could exploit this in the upcoming summit, writes Stephen Collinson in an analysis for CNN.

"It would be ironic if Trump's decision shows that his power is limited - rather than the global dominance he hoped to demonstrate," he writes.

In an analysis for The Independent, Ben Judah writes that both the Iran war and the punitive tariffs have been an American defeat in China's eyes.

A key factor is also that Trump has done his utmost to push away US allied nations. China and Russia, on the other hand, have deepened their ties with other authoritarian states.

"Trump will arrive in Beijing not as the 'daddy' of Republican memes, but the leader of a country China sees as increasingly vulnerable," he writes. 

Analysis: China showed they are not backing down – now Trump only hopes for stability

It is a bruised Donald Trump who is traveling to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on his home turf, writes the New York Times' Ana Swanson in an analysis.

Trump took office with the ambition to put hard pressure on China, but after they showed they were prepared to respond in kind, the president has backed down.

"When Trump tried to force China to make concessions last year by threatening extreme tariffs, the tactic blew up in his face."

In CNN, Simone McCarthy, Betsy Klein, Kristen Holmes and Sylvie Zhuang write that it is perhaps more likely that both parties now seem interested in portraying themselves as friends.

"And if the visit leads to increased stability between the two superpowers, China will see it as a success."