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Trump heads to China to spread the gospel of American tech while emulating Xi Jinping on AI

May 12, 2026
Trump heads to China to spread the gospel of American tech while emulating Xi Jinping on AI

<p>Tim Cook and Elon Musk, among other tech CEOS, will accompany the US president on a trip to China</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> is heading to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/china">China</a> this week. If his guest list is any clue, he wants to discuss technology with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/xi-jinping">Xi Jinping</a>, though perhaps after the war in Iran.</p><p>On Monday, news broke that outgoing Apple CEO, Tim Cook, as well as SpaceX and Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, would join the US president. Other guests from the tech sphere include Meta’s recently appointed president, Dina Powell McCormick; Sanjay Mehrotra,...