"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, CEO of computer memory maker Micron; Chuck Robbins, CEO of longtime telecom giant Cisco; and Cristiano Amon, CEO of semiconductor maker Qualcomm, according to a White House official."
"Jensen Huang, Nvidia's CEO who is close to Trump but criticized the US's limitations on chip sales to China in an April interview, saying that he didn't want a loser mentality to cost the US its edge in AI will not be joining the president. A major deal on semiconductors seems less likely without the world's most important chip maker, though an announcement from Micron seems possible."
"In Cook, Trump likely also wants to bring a friendly, familiar face to high-stakes negotiations. Apple's iPhone 17 has proved enormously successful in China, boosting the company's quarterly earnings to their highest point ever. Apple still manufactures most of its products in China, though it has moved a significant percentage of those operations to India and Vietnam."
"But while Trump trots out the US's best and brightest business people products of his hands-free policy for fostering technological innovation his administration is taking cues from China's more stringent approach to AI. China's laws require AI companies to submit their mod"
Donald Trump is traveling to China with a guest list focused on technology and business negotiations. Tim Cook, Elon Musk, and other top executives from Apple, SpaceX, Tesla, Meta, Micron, Cisco, and Qualcomm are expected to join him. Jensen Huang of Nvidia will not attend after criticizing US limits on chip sales to China. A major semiconductor deal appears less likely without Nvidia, though Micron could still announce something. Cook’s presence is tied to Apple’s strong iPhone performance in China and its manufacturing footprint, even as production has shifted partly to India and Vietnam. The trip may also reflect how China’s AI regulation requirements influence technology discussions.
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