# Xi’s US visit: Who attended the White House state banquet, and who was absent?

https://mins.news/en/item/73435

- BBC Chinese, 2026-09-25 05:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c5zjzl8n2epxo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Donald Trump hosted Xi Jinping at a White House state banquet attended by prominent figures from US technology and finance. Anthropic, which has recently issued strong warnings about AI risks, was not represented. Analysts said the visit had yet to produce a major breakthrough, while disagreements over trade, AI, arms sales to Taiwan and critical minerals remained in focus.

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