Hong Kong China News Agency, May 12 (Hong Kong China News Agency reporter Cui Jun) US President Trump will pay a state visit to China from May 13 to 15. On the 11th local time, he posted on social media that he was looking forward to the upcoming trip to China and called China "an amazing country". This is his first visit to China after nine years. This time, what plans did he bring and what results did he want to bring back?

What does the accompanying list reveal?

During the US president's visit to China, the accompanying business delegation has always been a "weathervane" to observe his intention of economic and trade cooperation ".

According to the New York Times on May 11, the White House released a list of 16 business leaders accompanying Trump's visit to China, including Tesla's Musk, Apple's Cook, BlackRock's Fink, and executives from Meta, Visa, JPMorgan Chase, Boeing, Cargill and other companies.

Compared with the 29-member business delegation during Trump's visit to China in 2017, the size of the entourage has been reduced.

From the perspective of industry composition, the follow-up business group in 2017 was mainly energy, traditional manufacturing and agriculture. These are the industries in which the United States accounts for a large share of exports to China. The specific companies are General Electric, Boeing, Dow DuPont and other industries. Age giant.

In the 2026 list, technology companies such as Apple, Meta and Tesla dominate with financial institutions such as BlackRock and JPMorgan Chase, spanning consumer electronics, electric vehicles, social media, semiconductors and payment networks.

Liu Jiangyong, a professor at the Institute of International Studies at Tsinghua University, told the Hong Kong China News Agency that this tilt from traditional manufacturing and energy to high-tech and financial fields shows that the cooperation between the two sides is expanding into new areas such as scientific and technological cooperation, supply chain stability, financial opening rules and digital economy.

U.S. President Trump. Hong Kong China News Agency Photo

What results does Trump hope to bring back?

In the interview, the scholars interviewed mentioned that Trump's visit to China has clear domestic political considerations in the United States.

"When Trump visits, he definitely wants to get some benefits from China. He has a report card so that his domestic public support will not decline, and the mid-term elections will develop in a direction that is beneficial to him." Liu Jiangyong said.

In the field of economy and trade, he pointed out that the two sides are not pursuing a one-off and symbolic "large purchase order". The real result should be to establish a stable and predictable rule framework and solve structural problems, so as to create a long-term and stable cooperation environment for enterprises of the two countries.

Wang Yiwei, director of the Institute of International Affairs of Renmin University of China, also pointed out in an interview that Trump's current core demand is to win the mid-term elections to stabilize his personal political status and family interests. In terms of economy and trade, he believes that Trump may not expect to reach a large order or agreement through this meeting. For him, the more urgent thing should be to "undo" the Iranian issue ".

"Trump is now eager for China to play a key role in mediating the Iranian issue, especially in resolving the Iranian nuclear issue." Wang Yiwei believes that if this geopolitical dilemma can be broken, it will bring benefits to Trump and serve his domestic mid-term elections.

Regarding the significance of this meeting, Liu Jiangyong pointed out that in the face of global crises such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Middle East war, the two heads of state can hold a meeting, which is an extremely important signal of stability. "The stable relationship between China and the United States itself is a very positive message to the world."

Wang Yiwei said that this year is the "big year" of Sino-US relations, and it is expected that there may be four summit meetings, including exchange visits and multilateral occasions such as the Shenzhen APEC and Miami G20 summits. Therefore, the smooth holding of this meeting is the most important strategic signal, which can pave the way for the subsequent exchange of visits and interactions between the two sides. Especially for Trump, who is facing the test of the mid-term elections, "coming is meaningful in itself". (The End)