Trump and Xi deliver remarks at White House state dinner

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered remarks during a state dinner at the White House on Thursday (Sep 24), which was attended by tech CEOs like Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

During his speech, Trump presented Xi with a sculpture of a bald eagle that he said he hoped “it will find a nice place, a wonderful place in Beijing”. He also invited Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan to check out the new ballroom that was under construction.

Xi spoke about the relations between the two countries over 200 years and recalled moments in history, such as when Chinese and US soldiers fought together during World War II, when the two countries cooperated, calling for new ways to work together. Read more: https://cna.asia/3VQ1LVZ

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