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Sea bass, bak choy: What’s on the menu at state dinner honouring China President Xi Jinping

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US President Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state dinner at the White House on September 24, featuring a three-course meal that combined American ingredients with subtle Chinese influences. The menu included yellow squash velouté as an appetizer, followed by sesame-crusted sea bass and braised baby bok choy as the main course, and vanilla crémeux with honey ice cream for dessert. The dinner decor featured red table linens and flowers to honor China’s cultural significance of the color red, symbolizing warmth and celebration.

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The summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24 focused largely on AI regulation amid escalating tensions over advancements in artificial intelligence technology. The meeting aimed to address mutual concerns about the risks associated with rapid AI development but ended with both sides maintaining their positions, despite attempts by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi to emphasize "equality" and "reciprocity." Chinese state media highlighted the high-level reception Xi received at the White House as a sign of equality between the two nations, while US officials viewed reciprocity more transactionally. This divergence in interpretation has led to skepticism about whether genuine progress was made regarding AI guardrails or broader diplomatic cooperation.

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Braised baby bok choy Roasted garden eggplant Sauce verte Dessert Vanilla crémeux and White House honey ice cream Walnut frangipane Sour cherry confit Entertainment The opera singer Christopher Macchio, who performed in September at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, headlined the evening’s musical lineup.

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Sea bass, bak choy: What’s on the menu at state dinner honouring China President Xi Jinping · assertive framing

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Sea bass, bak choy: What’s on the menu at state dinner honouring China President Xi Jinping asserted

What → ’ → Jinping

US President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, hosted China President Xi Jinping for a state dinner in the East Room of the White House on Sept 24. asserted

Trump → host → Sept

According to the three-course menu released by the White House, the dishes were chosen to emphasise American ingredients with a “subtle Chinese influence”. uncertain

dishes → accord → influence

Chefs served Trump, Xi and other guests a main course of sesame-crusted sea bass and crisp baby bok choy. asserted

Chefs → serve → bass

The yellow squash appetiser was drizzled with scallion oil. asserted

appetiser → drizzle → oil

According to the White House, the dishes bring “the culinary traditions of both nations together”. uncertain

dishes → accord → nations

The East Room tables were laid with red linens and its urns filled with red blossoms, which the administration said was a reference to the colour’s significance in China. asserted

administration → lay → China

“The décor for the evening is an expression of warmth and celebration,” it said. asserted

it → say → warmth

Diners began their meal by toasting with a glass of Schramsberg. asserted

Diners → begin → Schramsberg

That is the California sparkling wine that President Richard M. Nixon drank in 1972 during his visit to Beijing, which heralded a historic thaw in US-Chinese relations. asserted

which → drink → relations

who → braise → lineup

Musicians from the US Army and Marine Corps also performed. asserted

Musicians → perform → Army