Tech giants will attend Trump and Xi Jinping dinner, with total net worth reaching $2.2 trillion
Quick Look
- Trump and Xi Jinping will meet and host a state banquet on Thursday, which will be attended by many of the world's top technology giants.
- Invitees include Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg, and Jen-Hsun Huang.
- The participating technology leaders have a total net worth estimated at US$2.2 trillion and are expected to discuss AI, trade, and tariff issues.
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Why It Matters
Trump and Xi Jinping will meet on Thursday to discuss artificial intelligence, trade and tariffs. Despite reaching a tariff reduction agreement last year, the two countries still maintain tariffs on each other.
Technology giants will attend the dinner between Trump and Xi Jinping, and who will be there has aroused concern from the outside world. The picture shows a schematic diagram of the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP)
Technology giants with a total net worth of US$2.2 trillion (NT$70 trillion) will attend the dinner between Trump and Xi Jinping. Who will attend has aroused concern from the outside world. Among these corporate tycoons, Musk's wealth accounts for more than 40%.
Trump and Xi Jinping will meet on Thursday (24th) and may discuss artificial intelligence, trade and tariff issues, because although the United States and China reached an agreement to reduce tariffs last year, the two countries still maintain tariffs imposed on each other.
That night, there will be a state dinner at the White House, attended by the two presidents and several billionaire leaders of the world's most valuable technology companies. Some of them are among the world's richest people, worth more than $2.2 trillion, which is the total net worth of the technology giants attending or expected to attend Thursday's White House state dinner.
According to reports, Musk, who is worth an estimated $962.5 billion, will attend, making him the world's richest person by a huge margin.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will attend the dinner. His wealth is US$374.3 billion, ranking second in the world after Musk.
The world's fourth richest man, Michael Dell (worth $271.5 billion), will also attend.
According to Bloomberg, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ($252.5 billion) will attend the dinner together with Huida CEO Jen-Hsun Huang ($198.1 billion) and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella ($1.4 billion). Bloomberg also pointed out that Apple executive chairman and former CEO Cook ($3.1 billion) will also attend.
According to CNBC and Bloomberg reports, OpenAI CEO Altman ($3.3 billion) and President Greg Brockman ($25.5 billion) will attend the dinner, as will Google CEO Pichai ($1.6 billion).
It is unclear whether Anthropologie CEO Amoday (worth $15.5 billion) will attend the dinner.
What to Watch
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Trump and Xi Jinping will discuss artificial intelligence, trade and tariffs.
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Open Questions
- Will Anthropologie CEO Amoday attend?
- What are the specific details of the trade agreement?
