More than 130 guests, including American technology executives and senior Chinese officials, attended a state dinner at the White House on Thursday during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit. Hosted by US President Do…

More than 130 guests, including American technology executives and senior Chinese officials, attended a state dinner at the White House on Thursday during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit. Hosted by US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, the event brought together prominent figures from business, technology and government.Xi says ‘let’s race, not wrestle’ as Trump hails truly great friendshipAmong the technology leaders present were Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former Apple CEO Tim Cook. Their participation reflected the importance of the technology and business sectors in the broader US-China relationship.Trump says he’ll discuss AI with Xi but wants to ‘leave it exactly where it is’Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in the US for 3-day visit to rare airport reception by TrumpThe gathering comes as Washington and Beijing continue to engage on trade, technology and other areas of bilateral relations. The White House said more than 130 people were invited to the dinner, which featured representatives from both countries.Here is the list of invitees provided by the White House:President Donald Trump and Melania TrumpPresident Xi Jinping of China and Peng LiyuanVice President JD Vance and Usha VanceSecretary of State Marco Rubio and Jeanette RubioSusie Wiles, White House chief of staffDavid Perdue, ambassador to China, and Bonnie PerdueTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent and John FreemanDefense Secretary Pete HegsethJamieson Greer, U.S. trade representative, and Marlo GreerCai Qi, chief of staff to XiWang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign AffairsHe Lifeng, vice premier of state councilZheng Shanjie, chair of the National Development and Reform CommissionWang Wentao, minister of commerceMa Zhaoxu, executive vice minister of foreign affairsAmbassador Xie Feng, Chinese ambassador to the United States, and Wang DanIvanka TrumpEric TrumpLara TrumpTiffany Trump and Michael BoulosViktor KnavsArabella KushnerJensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, and Lori HuangMark Zuckerberg, CEO of MetaLisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, and Daniel LinTim Cook, executive chair of AppleJohn F.W. Rogers, executive vice president of Goldman SachsLynn Martin, president of the New York Stock ExchangeLinda G. Mills, president of New York UniversityEric Yuan, CEO of ZoomTang Fangyu, director of the Central Policy Research Office of the Communist Party of China Central CommitteeLan Fo’an, China’s finance ministerZhou Hongxu, director of the Central Security BureauLyu Luhua, secretary to XiHong Lei, director-general, Protocol DepartmentCai Wei, director-general, Department of North American and Oceanian AffairsMao Ning, director-general, Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign AffairsZhang Quan, secretary to PengZhang Yongchao, deputy director-general, Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign AffairsKelly Ortberg, CEO of BoeingLarry Fink, CEO of BlackRockStephen Schwarzman, CEO of BlackstoneSam Altman, CEO of OpenAIGreg Brockman, president of OpenAI, and Anna BrockmanMiriam Adelson, investor and philanthropistSergey Brin, co-founder of Google, and Gerelyn Gilbert-SotoSatya Nadella, CEO of MicrosoftJames Taiclet, CEO of Lockheed MartinSundar Pichai, CEO of GoogleLarry Culp, CEO of GE AerospaceSanjay Mehrotra, Micron CEO, and Sangeeta MehrotaCristiano Amon, CEO of QualcommJeff Bezos, Amazon chair, and Lauren Sanchez-BezosJeff Yass, ByteDance and TikTok investorJamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan ChaseMichael Dell, CEO of Dell, and Susan DellMary Barra, CEO of General Motors, and Anthony BarraDavid Solomon, CEO of Goldman SachsJane Fraser, CEO of CitigroupElon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and TeslaDarren Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil, and Kathy WoodsChief Justice John Roberts and Jane Sullivan RobertsJustice Amy Coney Barrett and Jesse BarrettJustice Brett Kavanaugh and Ashley Estes KavanaughSpeaker Mike Johnson and Kelly JohnsonBret Baier, Fox News anchor, and Amy BaierLaura Ingraham, Fox News hostRep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga.Jesse Watters, Fox News host, and Emma WattersDavid Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, and Sandra Lynn EllisonKevin Warsh, Fed chair, and Jane LauderCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Allison LutnickJohn Ratcliffe, CIA director, and Michele RatcliffeSteve Witkoff, special envoy to the Middle EastStephen Miller, deputy chief of staff, and Katie MillerDan Scavino, deputy chief of staff, and Erin ScavinoAttorney General Todd Blanche and Kristine BlancheMeredith O’Rourke, political fundraiser and leader of the O’Rourke GroupEnergy Secretary Chris WrightHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cheryl HinesEducation Secretary Linda McMahonInterior Secretary Doug Burgum and Kathryn BurgumTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Rachel Campos-DuffyRussell Vought, director of the Office of Management and BudgetLee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyKeith Sonderling, acting secretary of laborBrad Gerstner, CEO of Altimeter, and Katie SimpsonAlbert Bourla, CEO of PfizerDavid Sacks, co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and TechnologyKelly Loeffler, administrator of the Small Business Administration, and Jeff SprecherRep. Jason Smith, R-Mo.Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont.Gen. Dan Caine, chair of the Joint Chiefs of StaffJay Clayton, director of national intelligenceBernard Arnault, CEO of LVMHAlexandre ArnaultRyan McInerney, CEO of VisaMichael Miebach, CEO of Mastercard

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