{
  "id": 9672001,
  "title": "How was dinner? Takeaways from Xi and Trump’s evening at the White House",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/how-was-dinner-takeaways-from-xi-and-trumps-evening-at-the-white-house",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T01:13:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368731/how-was-dinner-takeaways-xi-and-trumps-evening-white-house"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump addressed top American business executives and officials in the White House’s East Room on Thursday evening, ahead of a state dinner. The dinner capped a tightly scheduled day for the two leaders, who delivered speeches in the morning hailing close ties and urging deeper cooperation. During the day, Xi and Trump held their second face-to-face meeting this…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/trump-xi-live-trump-gifts-chinese-president-bald-eagle-statue-invites",
        "published": "2026-09-25T01:01:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "How was dinner? Takeaways from Xi and Trump’s evening at the White House",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/how-was-dinner-takeaways-from-xi-and-trumps-evening-at-the-white-house-9672905",
        "published": "2026-09-25T01:13:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump praises US-China friendship at state dinner with Xi Jinping",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/trump-praises-us-china-friendship-at-state-dinner-with-xi-jinping",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:00:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Trump hosts Xi for state dinner as pomp masks tensions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/trump-hosts-xi-for-state-dinner-as-pomp-masks-tensions",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:36:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Why Trump gave Xi an ornate bald eagle statue at the state dinner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/why-trump-gave-xi-an-ornate-bald-eagle-statue-at-the-state-dinner",
        "published": "2026-09-25T03:00:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Media outlets banned by Trump denied access to White House dinner despite judge’s order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/media-outlets-banned-by-trump-denied-access-to-white-house-dinner",
        "published": "2026-09-25T03:56:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}