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Trump-Xi Dinner Puts AI and Technology Leaders in Spotlight
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping had a dinner with many important business leaders.
Several guests came from technology companies that work on computers, chips and artificial intelligence.
Jensen Huang of NVIDIA sat at the same table as Trump and Xi.
Tim Cook of Apple and Lisa Su of AMD were also seated there.
Elon Musk and Sam Altman were among the other technology figures attending.
Artificial intelligence was expected to be an important discussion topic.
The United States and China have disagreements about advanced computer chips and access to technology.
The dinner showed how important technology has become in the relationship between the two countries.
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping held a dinner attended by major technology and business executives.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang sat at the same table as Trump and Xi, alongside Apple CEO Tim Cook and AMD CEO Lisa Su.
Other technology executives included Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Cristiano Amon, Eric Yuan, Michael Dell, Sanjay Mehrotra and Kelly Ortberg.
AI was expected to be a major topic in Trump's discussions with Xi, amid tensions over advanced chips and technology access.
The guest list also included leaders from JPMorgan, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Blackstone.
- Who
- Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and executives from major technology, industrial and financial companies.
- What
- A dinner that brought political leaders together with technology and business executives, with AI expected to be a major topic.
- Where
- When
- Why
- To discuss issues connected to AI, advanced computing, advanced chips and access to technology.
Key facts
- Political leaders
- Donald Trump and Xi Jinping
- Technology leaders at their table
- Jensen Huang, Tim Cook and Lisa Su
- Other technology attendees
- Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Cristiano Amon, Eric Yuan, Michael Dell, Sanjay Mehrotra and Kelly Ortberg
- Expected discussion topic
- Artificial intelligence
- Technology tensions
- Advanced AI chips, access to technology and AI-system development
- Other business leaders
- Jamie Dimon, Larry Fink, David Solomon, Jane Fraser and Stephen Schwarzman










