Trump Hosts Xi for Lavish State Dinner with Tech Titans and Chinese Executives
On September 25, 2026, Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House for a state dinner attended by tech titans including Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and Sam Altman. The event, described as 'lavish' and marked Xi's first visit to Washington in over a decade, included a menu with 'Lubina and ice cream' and focused on trade and AI discussions.
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Trump hosts Xi for state dinner as pomp masks tensions Times of Malta
World: China's Xi attends state dinner held by Trump NewVision.co.ug
Full text: Xi's remarks at state dinner held by Trump at the White House Xinhua
Xi attends state dinner held by Trump Xinhua
Trump hosts Xi for state dinner as pomp masks tensions News.com.au
US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to a White House state dinner on Thursday, marking Xi’s first visit to Washington in more than a decade.
Here’s the Invite List for Trump’s State Dinner With China’s Xi Bloomberg.com
U.S. tech titans attended the banquet, including Tesla's Elon Musk, Apple's Tim Cook, Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Sam Altman of OpenAI, underscoring that trade and AI were high on the agenda for Xi Jinping's visit
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Tech Moguls Worth Combined $2.4 Trillion On Trump-Xi Dinner Guest List: See Who’s Going Forbes
See the menu for Trump’s state dinner with China’s Xi Jinping The Washington Post
It is Chinese president Xi Jinping’s first visit to the US capital in more than a decade, and follows a state visit by Donald Trump to Beijing in May
What’s on the menu? Inside Trump’s lavish White House state dinner for Xi WION
Donald Trump has rolled out the red carpet for Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with the two set for a lavish state dinner after their summit meeting. America's tech bosses and prominent Chinese executives are also present.