In Pictures: Donald Trump hosts White House state dinner for Xi Jinping

Trump accorded a grand welcome, complete with military honours and a flyover by fighter jets, to Xi on Thursday, at the White House, followed by a meeting in the Oval Office that lasted over two hours

September 25, 2026 14:31 IST

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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosted a White House state dinner on Thursday in honour of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan (Source: Photo by AP)

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The event featured a cavalcade of billionaires, Washington powerbrokers, business leaders and the type of festivities that most excite Trump, who has a reputation for reveling in hosting parties (Source: Photo by AP)

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The Chinese delegation was notably small, with just seven officials accompanying Xi and Peng alongside the two presidential couples (Source: Photo by AP)

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The American side, by contrast, featured a heavy presence of top tech executives, with major companies including Nvidia, Apple, Meta and OpenAI represented (Source: Photo by AP)

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Guests included Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Apple’s Tim Cook (Source: Photo by AP)

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At the state dinner in the East Room of the White House, Trump and Xi raised a toast to the countries' relationship. "Americans and Chinese have always exchanged goods, knowledge, customs, and ideas. This has been the foundation of commerce and mutual respect between our countries, and together we can continue to build a relationship that promotes prosperity and security for future generations," Trump said (Source: Photo by AP)

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In his remarks, Xi said "Today, President Trump and I had sincere and in-depth exchanges, and reached common understanding on many issues. This has added new substance to the constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability and provided new strategic guidance for China-US relations," (Source: Photo by AP)

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Xi Jinping arrived at White House on Thursday for bilateral talk with Donald Trump (Source: Photo by AP)

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The Chinese President Xi is on a high-stakes three-day state visit to the US, calling for both to be partners rather than rivals (Source: Photo by AP)

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Trump accorded a grand welcome, complete with military honours and a flyover by fighter jets, to Xi on Thursday, at the White House, followed by a meeting in the Oval Office that lasted over two hours (Source: Photo by AP)