Trump Leads Business Delegation to China Amid Nvidia Probe

President Donald Trump is leading a delegation of prominent American business leaders to China for a 36-hour summit with President Xi Jinping. The group includes CEOs from Tesla, Apple, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, Blackstone, Boeing, and Citi. This visit marks the first overseas trip for the U.S. president since February attacks on Iran and is expected to focus on tariffs, the Iran conflict, and China's relationship with Taiwan.

Trump stated he will ask President Xi to "open up" China to allow these business leaders to operate. While Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang initially joined the trip following a last-minute invitation, his continued participation in upcoming events is now uncertain. The Nvidia board launched a probe on Sunday to determine if Huang was the target of a foreign intelligence operation involving a Chinese businesswoman who allegedly passed information to Beijing.

The situation complicates Nvidia's efforts to secure regulatory permission to sell its H200 AI chips in China, a market Huang previously identified as a $50 billion opportunity. Trump is also preparing a delegation for the APEC summit in Shenzhen on November 18-19, where Elon Musk is expected to attend, though Huang's status remains in doubt pending the investigation.