Alejandra Conconi is the executive director of the Argentina–China Chamber. This piece is part of the Argentine-Chinese Chamber of Commerce’s monthly column in the Buenos Aires Herald.
U.S. President Donald Trump visited China from May 13 to 15 for a summit with his counterpart, Xi Jinping. The meeting, which had been postponed for weeks, took place amid the conflict with Iran, trade disputes, and tensions over Taiwan.
The last face-to-face meeting between the two leaders had been in October 2025 in South Korea, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
The United States delegation included a large business contingent made up of companies with key interests in relations with China. Among them were some of the wealthiest and most influential U.S. business leaders, like Elon Musk (Tesla), Tim Cook (Apple), and Larry Fink (BlackRock).
The group had scant female representation, with Jane Fraser (Citigroup) and Dina Powell McCormick (Meta) as the only women.
