How was dinner? Takeaways from Xi and Trump’s evening at the White House
Por Dewey Sim,Ji Siqi,Holly Chik — South China Morning Post – News feed
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With culinary diplomacy on the menu and tech titans at the table, Xi spoke of ‘a new historical juncture’ for ties and Trump talked up trade
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Dewey Sim , Ji Siqi and Holly Chik in Washington Published: 9:13am, 25 Sep 2026 Updated: 9:15am, 25 Sep 2026 Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump addressed top American business executives and officials in the White House’s East Room on Thursday evening, ahead of a state dinner .
The dinner capped a tightly scheduled day for the two leaders, who delivered speeches in the morning hailing close ties and urging deeper cooperation.
During the day, Xi and Trump held their second face-to-face meeting this year – which Trump called a “great meeting” – touching on issues including Taiwan, the Middle East crisis and the Ukraine war. Trump then gave the Chinese leader a tour of the new White House helipad.
Here’s what happened at the state dinner.
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