Trump hosts Xi at White House state dinner with tech, finance heavy guest list

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, to the White House on Thursday for a state dinner bringing together a wide cross-section of American business, technology, media and political figures.Xi and Trump entered the White House ahead of the dinner, where both leaders are expected to deliver remarks before joining guests for a meal featuring squash, wild mushrooms and crispy pancetta.Among the high-profile technology executives attending are Apple CEO Tim Cook, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Zoom CEO Eric Yuan and TikTok investor Jeff Yass.The guest list also includes senior figures from the US financial sector, including the CEOs of JPMorgan Chase, BlackRock and Goldman Sachs.