This initiative comes amid mounting speculation regarding possible economic agreements between Washington and Beijing during the meeting between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Neither the White House nor several of the companies involved, including Nvidia, Apple, Visa, and Citigroup, have commented on these reports. Boeing and Blackstone also declined to issue public statements.

The aerospace sector could take center stage in the discussions. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg indicated in April that he was counting on US administration support to unlock a major Chinese order that has been pending for several years. According to industry sources, talks are centered on a potential deal involving up to 500 737 MAX aircraft as well as several dozen wide-body jets. Such an order would constitute China's first major transaction with Boeing since 2017 and would serve as a powerful symbolic signal in the economic relations between both nations.