Trump's state dinner for Xi features sea bass and a long list of tech titans

US President Donald Trump hosted a state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping in the East Room. The guest list was notable for its tech-heavy composition. According to NPR, the event had a softer and glitzier tone, typical of diplomatic events.

The dinner menu included sea bass and sparkling wine, specifically Schramsberg Blanc de Noirs, which was chosen to honor a historic moment in Sino-US relations, a 1972 "Toast to Peace" between then US president Richard Nixon and Chinese premier Zhou Enlai, as reported by Reuters Business via SCMP and South China Morning Post.

During the dinner, Trump presented Xi Jinping with a sculpture of a bald eagle, a symbol of the United States, which Trump said embodied "the free and soaring spirit of America". Trump also mentioned that he and First Lady Melania Trump participated in its design, as reported by Capital FM Kenya.

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