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Apple CEO Tim Cook, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attend the welcome ceremony for US President Donald Trump by Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 14 May 2026. Photo: Reuters

America's most powerful CEOs don't have much to show from their China trip so far

As US President Donald Trump leaves Beijing, uncertainty remains over what the summit delivered for the accompanying business delegation

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. Photo: REUTERS

US CEOs seek China business gains from Trump-Xi summit

Flags of US and China are seen in this illustration picture taken August 2, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration

China to impose sanctions on US CEOs over Taiwan arms sales

FILE PHOTO: US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) faces reporters with fellow Senate Republicans following their weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

'Stay out of politics,' Republican leader McConnell tells US CEOs, warns of 'consequences'