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BackXi Jinping visited the United States to attend the White House state banquet. Representatives of technology giants gathered outside the venue to protest.
Xi Jinping visited the United States to attend the White House state banquet. Representatives of technology giants gathered outside the venue to protest.
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Xi Jinping visited the United States to attend the White House state banquet. Representatives of technology giants gathered outside the venue to protest.

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  • Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the White House state banquet on the evening of the 24th, met with US President Trump and was entertained by technology industry leaders such as Musk and Huang Jen-Hsun.
  • However, protesters outside the venue continued to shout slogans about Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet, Uyghurs, Jimmy Lai and other issues.
  • Anthropic and Chinese companies did not send representatives to attend.

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Xi Jinping went to the United States for a state visit again after 11 years. This trip was the second meeting with Trump this year after the Beijing Summit in May. The relationship between the two sides has attracted international attention.

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Xi Jinping went to the United States for a state visit and also attended a state banquet held at the White House on the evening of the 24th. Political and business celebrities gathered at the scene, but some people continued to protest outside the venue. (AP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping went to the United States for a state visit. After a brief meeting with U.S. President Trump during the day on the 24th local time, he also attended a state banquet held at the White House that evening. Although Trump gave him special treatment and there were also political and business celebrities gathered at the scene, some people continued to protest outside the venue.

Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan flew to the United States on the 23rd local time for a state visit. This was Xi Jinping's second state visit to the United States after 11 years. It was also the second meeting between Trump and Xi this year after the Beijing Summit in May.

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Trump and Xi held a brief talk on the morning of the 23rd, and the Trumps and his wife held a state banquet at the White House on the evening of the 24th to entertain Xi Jinping and his entourage. Xi Jinping's motorcade arrived at the White House amidst protests. The motorcade arrived about 20 minutes later than the scheduled time. The protesters continued to chant slogans such as Keep Taiwan Free (Keep Taiwan Free!), Free Hong Kong (Free Hong Kong), Free Tibet (Free Tibet), "Stop the Genocide against Uyghurs" and "Release Jimmy Lai".

The state banquet was attended by political and business celebrities, including representatives from many technology giants such as OpenAI, Apple, Meta, Pichai), former Apple CEO Cook, AMD CEO Lisa Su, Meta CEO Zuckerberg, French boutique giant "LVMH" CEO Bernard Arnault, US defense contractor Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet and others are on the state banquet guest list.

However, "Anthropic", one of the world's largest and most valuable AI companies, did not have a representative attend the banquet, and there were no representatives from Chinese companies.

The state banquet was attended by political and business celebrities, including representatives from OpenAI, Apple, Meta, X, Amazon, Google, Huida and many other technology giants, including OpenAI CEO Altman (pictured left) and Meta CEO Zuckerberg (pictured right). (European News Agency)

The state banquet was attended by political and business celebrities, including representatives from OpenAI, Apple, Meta, X, Amazon, Google, Huida and many other technology giants, including SpaceX CEO Musk and Huida CEO Jensen Huang (pictured left) (Associated Press)

The state banquet was attended by political and business celebrities, including representatives from many technology giants such as OpenAI, Apple, Meta,

Xi Jinping went to the United States for a state visit and also attended a state banquet held at the White House on the evening of the 24th. Political and business celebrities gathered at the scene, but some people continued to protest outside the venue. (Bloomberg)

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  • China and the United States will maintain dialogue in the fields of economy, trade and science and technology, but differences in human rights and geopolitics will be difficult to resolve in the short term.

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  • Did this meeting reach a specific consensus?
  • Will the protests affect subsequent interactions between China and the United States?
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