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Musk, Cook and other technology leaders attend Trump dinner for Xi

Source: NDTV · 25 Sep 2026, 02:10 UTC

Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Jensen Huang and Sam Altman were among technology executives attending Donald Trump’s state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, NDTV reported. Their presence highlighted the importance of trade and artificial intelligence during Xi’s visit, although the source gives no details of individual discussions.

Technology executives including Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Jensen Huang and Sam Altman attended Donald Trump’s state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to NDTV. Musk, the Tesla chief, was among the guests, as were Apple chief executive Cook, Nvidia chief Huang and OpenAI chief executive Altman. Their attendance brought leaders from electric vehicles, consumer technology, semiconductors and artificial intelligence to the event.

NDTV said the group’s presence underscored the prominence of trade and artificial intelligence on the agenda for Xi’s visit. The supplied material does not identify specific agreements, announcements or conversations involving the executives. It also does not provide a complete guest list, details of the dinner’s menu or comments from Trump, Xi or the business leaders.

The report establishes that several prominent US technology figures attended the banquet, but does not describe the diplomatic or commercial outcomes of the event.

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