Trump’s state dinner for Xi to feature sea bass and a long list of tech titans
President Donald Trump is hosting a state dinner for Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The event will include a menu featuring sea bass and attendance by prominent technology industry leaders.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A tech-heavy guest list, the fashion choices of those on it, who sits where, their body language throughout the night and what’s on the menu: these are the softer — often and glitzier — details of diplomacy. They will be closely scrutinized at Thursday’s state dinner, offering potential clues about where things...
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