Trump hosts state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping with tech and political leaders

President Donald Trump hosted a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, inviting 134 guests from the technology, business and political sectors. Among the attendees were major tech executives such as Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Sergey Brin, Tim Cook, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su. The guest list also included several Republican officials, including Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, members of the Trump administration, and conservative Supreme Court justices John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh. Media personalities from Fox News, including Jesse Watters, Brett Baier and Laura Ingraham, were present, as were leaders from the financial and energy industries, such as Citigroup chief Jane Fraser, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and representatives of major oil firms.

The dinner was described by officials as an effort to showcase U.S. economic and technological achievements to the Chinese delegation. Organizers said the presence of business leaders reflected the administration’s focus on artificial-intelligence development and other emerging technologies. No policy announcements were made during the event, and the gathering concluded without any reported incidents.