Trump lands in China with Nvidia chief Jensen Huang in tow

President Donald Trump began his first visit to China in more than eight years on Tuesday, during which Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joined the delegation of American business leaders accompanying the president aboard Air Force One. Huang, who initially was not on the official guest list released by the White House earlier this week, received a personal call from Trump asking him to join the trip. "Jensen attends the summit at the invitation of President Trump to support the United States and the objectives of his administration," a Nvidia spokesperson confirmed. The CEO boarded the presidential aircraft during a technical refueling stop in Anchorage, Alaska, where other executives including Elon Musk were also seen. The business delegation accompanying Trump includes more than a dozen top executives from major U.S. companies such as Tesla, Apple, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, Boeing, and Meta, among others. Trump announced on social media that Huang was already on Air Force One and denied earlier reports that the Nvidia chief had not been invited. The president stated that opening China to American businesses would be his "first request" to Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting scheduled for Thursday and Friday. The summit, originally planned for March but postponed due to the U.S.-Israel offensive against Iran, will also address the ongoing war, with Trump calling on China, as Iran's largest oil buyer, to help convince Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical hydrocarbon transit route that Iran has blocked since the conflict began. The visit marks the first state trip by a sitting U.S. president to China since Barack Obama's term and follows a meeting between Trump and Xi last October in South Korea, where both leaders agreed to reduce some tariffs and ease trade tensions. The current summit is expected to cover trade negotiations, artificial intelligence, export controls, and Taiwan, in addition to the Iran situation. Trump's itinerary includes a visit to the Temple of Heaven and a state dinner before his return to the United States on Friday.