Trump hosts Xi state dinner with tech CEOs and sea bass on menu

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President Donald Trump is hosting a state dinner for China's leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, featuring a tech-heavy guest list and a menu that includes sesame-crusted sea bass, as the two leaders navigate tensions over Taiwan, trade, and artificial intelligence. The dinner, held in the White House East Room, includes tech titans such as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. First lady Melania Trump's menu is served on Reagan-era china, with courses including yellow squash velouté and vanilla crémeux with White House honey. Trump personally greeted Xi at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, an unusual gesture, and has touted the event as "the hottest ticket in town." The dinner follows Xi's May state dinner for Trump in Beijing, which Trump has sought to rival with his new White House ballroom, despite having criticized such pomp in 2015.


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