Trump hosts Xi for state dinner with top U.S. executives

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President Trump hosted a state dinner Thursday for Chinese President Xi Jinping, with over 100 U.S. officials and business leaders attending, while only seven Chinese officials were listed. Major tech CEOs from Nvidia, Apple, Meta, and OpenAI were present, but Anthropic was absent. The dinner marked Xi's first U.S. state visit in over a decade, with his trip scheduled from Wednesday to Friday. U.S. attendees included cabinet members, Supreme Court justices, and executives from Boeing, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, while no Chinese business leaders were reportedly invited. The guest list featured prominent figures like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Tim Cook, alongside Fox News hosts and political allies. Xi arrived Wednesday and is scheduled to depart Friday, with the event highlighting bilateral relations amid ongoing trade tensions.


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