{
  "id": 9961545,
  "title": "As Trump & Xi meet, where are China's business leaders?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/as-trump-xi-meet-where-are-chinas-business-leaders",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T01:46:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/09/trump-xi-business-leaders/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Xi Jinping's first U.S. visit during his second state trip featured a state banquet with 134 guests, of which only 19 were from the Chinese delegation. The remaining 17 were Chinese government officials, including Politburo standing member Cai Qi, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and the ambassador to the U.S. The banquet head table prominently featured CEOs and business leaders like Nvidia's Jensen Huang, AMD's Lisa Su, former Apple CEO Tim Cook, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, and Elon Musk. Notably absent from the banquet were Chinese tech leaders such as BYD, Xiaomi, CATL, and Bank of China, despite speculation that China intended to bring a large business contingent. Sources suggest that Xi rarely travels with a large business delegation, especially since China's tech sector crackdown in 2020. Many Chinese companies face political risks and U.S. investment restrictions, making their participation less likely. Protocol issues and U.S. planning delays may have also contributed to the absence of Chinese business leaders, despite their presence during Trump's May visit.",
  "summary": "When Xi visited the United States in 2015, he brought a significant business delegation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}