6 Billionaires Worth A Combined $1 Trillion Join Trump On His China Trip
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- Tesla and SPace X CEO Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump shake hands as they attend the men's NCAA wrestling competition at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 22, 2025.
- Other high-profile CEOs joining the trip include Boeing’s Kelly Ortberg, Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon and Citigroup’s Jane Fraser, among 17 total executives attending the summit.
Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Topline. A group of billionaires—worth a combined $1.07 trillion, according to our estimates—joined President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, their first summit of Trump’s second term, which comes amid tensions over trade, the war in Iran and the future of artificial intelligence.
Tesla and SPace X CEO Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump shake hands as they attend the men's NCAA wrestling competition at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 22, 2025. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesKey FactsTesla’s Elon Musk (worth $829.8 billion), Nvidia’s Jensen Huang ($195.5 billion), Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman ($39.9 billion), Apple’s Tim Cook ($2.9 billion), General Electric’s Larry Culp ($1.8 billion) and BlackRock’s Larry Fink ($1.3 billion) are among the billionaires who traveled to Beijing with Trump.
Other high-profile CEOs joining the trip include Boeing’s Kelly Ortberg, Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon and Citigroup’s Jane Fraser, among 17 total executives attending the summit.