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Trump: "Entire Tech World" to Attend Xi State Dinner, "Wish We Had More Seats"
- •US President Donald Trump announced that prominent figures from the technology and banking sectors, representing a wide cross-section of corporate America, will attend the state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- •The guest list is expected to include top executives such as Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell.
- •Banking sector leaders like JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser are also anticipated to be present at the high-profile event.
- •Trump's remarks came as President Xi began a three-day state visit to the U.S., with discussions planned on trade, technology, and broader US-China relations.
- •The state visit includes bilateral meetings, remarks by both leaders, and the state dinner hosted by Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, following a recent extension of the trade truce between Washington and Beijing.
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The guest list includes prominent corporate leaders such as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell, alongside banking figures Jamie Dimon and Jane Fraser.
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to discuss issues spanning trade, technology, artificial intelligence, semiconductor restrictions, and broader US-China relations, alongside geopolitical topics.
The state dinner hosted by President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump is scheduled for Thursday evening in the East Room of the White House, following a day of formal engagements and bilateral meetings.
