A state dinner hosted by President Trump in Washington, D.C., honored Chinese President Xi Jinping. The event saw a significant turnout of U.S. tech titans, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Other notable attendees from the tech world included Google/Alphabet co-founder Sergey Brin, Microsoft Chairman & CEO Satya Nadella, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Dell CEO Michael Dell, and Tesla/SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
The guest list highlighted the intricate ties between the world's two largest economies, particularly given the ongoing competition over artificial intelligence and advanced computer chips. The presence of executives from companies like Nvidia, which has been caught between Washington's efforts to curb China's access to advanced technology and the large Chinese market, underscored the strategic importance of the gathering.
Beyond tech, the dinner attracted a diverse group of prominent figures from various sectors. Key business leaders present included Blackrock CEO Larry Fink, Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, Citi CEO Jane Fraser, and LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault. U.S. government officials, lawmakers, and Supreme Court Justices like John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett, and Brett Kavanaugh were also in attendance, alongside members of Trump's cabinet.
