The Straits Times reported on the evening of May 13: "At around 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13, U.S. President Trump arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport aboard Air Force One, commencing a three-day state visit to China. Elon Musk revealed that he and Huang Renxun, CEO of NVIDIA—the leading U.S. semiconductor giant—were the only two American business leaders aboard Air Force One."
The composition of American business figures accompanying Trump on this visit carries significant implications. Huang Renxun was initially absent from the White House's original list of 17 business leaders. However, he unexpectedly boarded the plane during a refueling stop in Alaska, an unexpected and dramatic change that sends a strong signal.
Musk specifically highlighted this unusual arrangement, indirectly confirming that this last-minute addition was not accidental but rather an urgent adjustment made by the U.S. side after weighing industrial interests. Compared to other traditional industries and financial enterprises in the delegation, Musk’s new energy sector and Huang Renxun’s AI chip industry represent the core battlegrounds in the Sino-U.S. technological competition, directly impacting the broader landscape of economic and technological cooperation between the two nations.
Huang Renxun’s sudden inclusion underscores the real anxiety within the U.S. technology sector. His last-minute entry indicates that he has realized the impossibility of sustaining comprehensive technological blockade and is unwilling to completely sever technological and economic ties with China.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1865085056978956/
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