The Chinese Companies That Made the Trump-Xi Dinner Cut
The list of Chinese firms represented at last week’s state dinner reveals much about Beijing’s priorities for the meeting.
China's President Xi Jinping shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump at a state banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, May 14, 2026. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
When President Donald Trump visited Beijing last week he brought along some seventeen of the biggest names in the U.S. corporate world. By contrast, the Chinese side left some of the country’s most prominent business leaders off the invite list for the summit’s big dinner.
Throughout the two-day talks, both Trump and Xi Jinping were keen to emphasize ‘stability’ when describing their relationship. In line with that theme, Beijing avoided spotlighting some of its most competitive
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