Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg is among the group of American business leaders who have traveled to China with President Donald Trump and is pursuing what could be a sizable deal for the plane-maker.

Ortberg said on a call with analysts last month the visit represents “a meaningful opportunity for us,” though he cautioned that he thinks a deal is “100% dependent on the U.S.-China negotiations and relations.”

“I’m not going to give you the number of airplanes, but it’s a big number,” Ortberg told analysts of the potential order Boeing may land.

He said he is “highly confident” that if Trump reaches an agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the deal will “include some aircraft orders.”

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“President Trump has been very focused on supporting us in international campaigns, and he’s been very successful in doing that,” Ortberg added.

Bloomberg reported that China is considering a deal for about 500 of Boeing’s 737 Max jetliners, which would help Chinese airlines in need of new aircraft, according to people familiar with the matter.

The outlet also reported that Boeing and China are in discussions about selling around 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777X wide-body jetliners, though the deal isn’t expected to be a focal point in this week’s summit and would likely move forward at a later date, with the 737 Max deal the immediate focus.

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Orders of jetliners from Boeing are expected to be a key portion of a broader agreement between the U.S. and China if Trump and Xi reach an agreement, along with other farm goods and other items.

Energy purchases may also be on the table because China wants the U.S. to allow tech companies to sell Chinese firms advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips as the world’s two largest economies race to advance AI capabilities.

Other corporate leaders traveling to China with the U.S. delegation include Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Citi CEO Jane Fraser, Cargill CEO Brian Sikes and several other leaders of prominent U.S. companies.

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“Besides Boeing and Cargill being linked to purchase agreements, the others are mainly there to deliver demands on critical input supply,” said Reva Goujon, a geopolitical strategist at Rhodium Group.

“This could help the U.S. administration’s messaging that to even be able to discuss a board of investment, China needs to be a reliable investment partner and not weaponize supply,” Goujon added.

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Reuters contributed to this report.

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A top OpenAI executive said Wednesday the company would support a U.S.-led global AI body that includes China as competition between the two countries intensifies.

Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s vice president of global affairs, told reporters the U.S. could leverage its advancements in AI to help establish a global framework aimed at building safer, more resilient systems, according to Bloomberg.

“AI, in some level, transcends a lot of the prevailing or traditional trade type of issues,” Lehane said. “There is an opportunity to really start to build something up globally, and have countries around the world, including China, potentially participate.”

Lehane said the proposed organization could resemble the International Atomic Energy Agency, which includes China and sets global safety standards for nuclear energy development.

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He added that such a framework could be built by linking the U.S. Commerce Department’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation with AI safety institutes being developed around the world.

Lehane said OpenAI has floated the idea of connecting AI safety institutes, though it is unclear whether the Trump administration would support China’s participation in setting global guidelines.

The comments come as President Donald Trump arrived in China ahead of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Several business leaders joined Trump on the trip, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The chipmaker is the world’s most valuable company, with a market value of about $5.3 trillion.

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The talks are expected to take place against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Iran, as well as continued U.S.-China tensions over tariffs, artificial intelligence and trade.

The two countries could discuss new commitments by China to purchase U.S. agricultural products and jetliners, while restrictions on the sale of advanced AI chips remain a potential sticking point.

Ahead of the visit, former White House AI adviser David Sacks weighed in on the intensifying AI competition between the two countries on “The Claman Countdown.”

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“I do think that there are things that may be in our common interest, and it’s worthwhile to explore having those conversations,” he said.

“The fact is, we have to still protect from against each other. So I think it’s going to be a little bit limited in terms of what we can achieve there.”

The discussions come as concerns grow over advanced AI systems, including Anthropic’s Mythos model, which has raised alarms about its ability to identify long-standing security vulnerabilities.

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Sacks said the U.S. and China could potentially reach an agreement on new cyber standards, noting that neither country wants “rogue actors” using AI for harmful purposes.

FOX Business has reached out to OpenAI and the White House for comment.

FOX Business’ Eric Revell and Nora Moriarty contributed to this report.

Operator

Hello, and welcome to Fossil Group Q1 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] This call is being recorded. And this call may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the company’s permission. I will now be passing the call over to the presenters. You may begin.

Christine Greany
The Blueshirt Group, LLC

To remind you that information made available during this conference call contains forward-looking information, and actual results could differ materially from those that will be discussed during this call. Fossil Group’s policy on forward-looking statements and additional information concerning a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements is readily available in the company’s Form 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K reports filed with the SEC.

In addition, Fossil assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. During today’s call, we will refer to constant currency results as well as certain non-GAAP financial measures. Please note that you can find a reconciliation of actual results to constant currency results and other information regarding non-GAAP financial measures discussed on this call in Fossil’s earnings release, which was filed today on Form 8-K and is available in the Investors section of fossilgroup.com.

With that, I’ll now turn the call over to Franco to begin.

Franco Fogliato
CEO & Director

Good afternoon. Thank you, Christine, and welcome, everyone. We’re pleased to begin the year with strong