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Trump’s state dinner for Xi features sea bass and tech executives

Donald Trump hosted a Thursday night state dinner honoring Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to NPR. The event’s guest list included numerous technology figures, while fashion choices, seating arrangements and a menu featuring sea bass provided the softer and more glamorous details of the diplomatic gathering.

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Donald Trump hosted a Thursday night state dinner honoring Chinese leader Xi Jinping, NPR reported.

The dinner included a technology-heavy guest list. Fashion choices, seating arrangements and the menu, which featured sea bass, formed the event’s more informal and glamorous diplomatic details.

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