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White House publishes guests for Xi state dinner

Source: ABC News US · 25 Sep 2026, 01:02 UTC
White House publishes guests for Xi state dinner
Image: ABC News US · original report

The White House released the guest list for a dinner hosted by President Donald Trump and Melania Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan. The supplied material does not include the names of the guests, the dinner’s location beyond the White House or details of its programme.

The White House has released the guest list for a dinner hosted by President Donald Trump and Melania Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, ABC News reports. The dinner was organised in honour of the Chinese president and his wife. The release of the list provides information about who was invited to the event, although the supplied source material does not reproduce any of the names.

The material identifies Trump and Melania Trump as the hosts and Xi and Peng as the guests of honour. It does not say when the list was published beyond describing the dinner as taking place on Thursday. No details are provided about the number of invitees, their official positions, their affiliations or the criteria used to select them.

The supplied account also does not describe the dinner’s schedule, menu or any remarks made by the hosts or guests. ABC News US is the named source for the report. Without the full guest list, the available material supports only the fact that the White House released it and identifies the principal hosts and guests.

Further information about the attendees and the event is not included.

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