On September 24, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump hosted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for a lavish state dinner at the White House, marking an attempt at dialogue and seeking new forms of cooperation between the two global superpowers, despite their deep differences. The event, held in the East Room of the White House, brought together over 130 guests, including many titans of American technology, finance, and industry, underscoring the economic and technological importance of bilateral relations. Among the personalities present were Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Jensen Huang (Nvidia), Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Sam Altman (OpenAI), Satya Nadella (Microsoft), and Sundar Pichai (Google), as well as leaders from JPMorgan, BlackRock, Citigroup, and Boeing. The theme of...
There is a general consensus between the Western (News magazine / Generalist, Popular / Generalist, Center-Left) and Eastern/Southern (Pro-Russian/Anti-Western, Pan-Arab, Center-Right / Anglophone) blocs that Trump and Xi met to discuss cooperation and seek arrangements, despite their differences. Western (notably Le Monde) and Dissident (Left /...) sources...
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