Xi-Trump banquet: from flasks to US tech titans in attendance, here’s everything you missed

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1. Xi-Trump dinner puts US tech titans in spotlight – what does it mean for ties?

If the American guests seated at the head table with President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at Thursday’s White House state dinner were any indication, Washington now views its relationship with Beijing largely through the prism of technology.

2. Culinary diplomacy on the menu for Xi and Trump at the White House

As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met at the White House for a state dinner on Thursday, culinary diplomacy was on the menu for the guests who included business leaders and government officials.

3. Why did Xi and China’s first lady bring their own flasks to White House banquet?