Top CEOs and billionaires attend state dinner for President Xi

Dozens of CEOs from leading global corporations gathered at the White House for a state dinner honoring the Chinese President.

On the evening of 24/9 (US time), US President Donald Trump hosted a reception for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House. According to a list released by the White House, the event was attended by 130 people, including dozens of business leaders.

Seated at the same table as President Trump, his wife, and President Xi were: Tesla CEO Elon Musk, AMD CEO Lisa Su, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and his wife Lori, and Apple Chairman Tim Cook. *Photo: AP*

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the reception. He previously accompanied President Trump to Beijing in May. *Photo: AP*

Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest person, accounted for nearly 40% of the total assets of the technology CEOs attending the reception. *Photo: AFP*

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (right) speaks with US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine. Bezos attended the reception with his wife, Lauren. *Photo: AP*

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman converses with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the reception. Artificial intelligence (AI) was a key focus during President Xi's visit to the US. *Photo: AP*

Dell Technologies founder and Chairman Michael Dell and his wife Susan arrived at the dinner. He is currently the 5th wealthiest person in the world with assets of 265 billion USD, according to Forbes. *Photo: AP*

Bernard Arnault (France), Chairman and CEO of the world's largest luxury goods group (LVMH), and his son Alexandre, on their way to the White House reception. He was one of the rare non-American or Chinese business leaders to attend the event. *Photo: AP*

Beyond technology, the finance sector was also well-represented at the event.

Pictured is Jane Fraser, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of financial services firm Citigroup, one of the few female CEOs present at the reception. *Photo: AP*

GM CEO Mary Barra walks to the White House to attend the state dinner. *Photo: AP*

Google CEO Sundar Pichai was also among the technology CEOs invited to the event. *Photo: AP*

Micron Technology CEO Sanjay Mehrotra (front row) and his wife Sangeeta Mehrotra on their way to the White House. Following behind them is Goldman Sachs bank CEO David Solomon. *Photo: AP*