Thursday’s meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping concluded with a banquet, including cordial toasts and a few surprises.
Still, the guest list was an unusual one, including 14 tech CEOs, among them SpaceX’s Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook, and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang. It was also attended by Trump’s son Eric Trump and his wife Lara Trump.
Eric Trump, the younger Trump, and his family have ties to a company exploring a deal with a Chinese chipmaker that American lawmakers have warned is connected to the Communist Party.
Reporter Joe Miller covers tech and business policy for the Financial Times. His latest story is “Eric Trump joins Beijing trip as family-linked chases China deal.” He joins host Robin Young.
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