Trump and Xi Hold Symbolic Dinner as Trade Tensions Persist

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held high-level talks in Washington, with the symbolic state dinner highlighting both cooperation and unresolved tensions between the two nations. The dinner at the White House East Room featured a fusion menu and was attended by tech leaders including Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Tim Cook, underscoring competition in technology and artificial intelligence. Trump emphasized personal friendship while Xi stressed mutual interests and AI governance. The summit occurred amid a media access dispute, with CNN, MSNBC, and Politico barred from the event. Analysts view the meeting as an attempt to stabilize trade relations rather than a fundamental shift, with disagreements over Taiwan and technology remaining.