Menu for Trump's dinner with Xi revealed as Melania prepares banquet for billionaires

Menu for Trump's dinner with Xi revealed as Melania prepares banquet for billionaires It is Chinese president Xi Jinping’s first visit to the US capital in more than a decade, and follows a state visit by Donald Trump to Beijing in May The menu for the dinner Donald Trump is hosting for Chinese premier Xi Jinping has been released. The sumptuous three course meal will be served up at a glitzy event at the White House with a star-studded guest list of tech and business leaders alongside political heavyweights. It is the Chinese president’s first visit to the US capital in more than a decade. At the top of the agenda are trade relations and the creation of an AI dialogue to discuss risks posed by the technology. Tonight’s official state dinner will see Trump and Xi joined by their wives along with a host of Big Tech and Wall Street executives. On the guest list are Tesla boss Elon Musk, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, Jane Fraser from Citigroup and Apple’s former chief Tim Cook. First Lady Melania Trump, who oversaw preparations for the dinner, has included a nod to the guests’ homeland. Chinese flavours include a drizzle of scallion oil with the soup course and the sesame-seed crust on the Sea Bass main course. President Xi hosted the US leader in May in a pomp-and-ceremony-filled state visit in Beijing, which included a dinner featuring Chinese dishes that are traditionally also popular in the US, including pork buns and Peking duck. Full menu for Trump and Xi's dinner First Course - Yellow Squash Velouté - Wild Mushroom Fricassée - Crispy Pancetta - Scallion Oil Second Course - Sesame Crusted Sea Bass - Braised Baby Bok Choy - Roasted Garden Aubergine - Sauce Verte Dessert - Vanilla Crémeux & White House Honey Ice Cream - Walnut Frangipane - Sour Cherry Confit Tensions flare as Trump meets Xi While the diplomacy between the two leaders appears to have been smooth, things have been a little more turbulent behind the scenes during today's state visit. Tempers appeared to flare between US officials and the visiting media with US special service officials seen pushing and shoving Chinese photographers moments before Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping to the White House. Temperatures rose amid journalists jostling for position by the White House lawn, with a clip showing how US officials had to push Chinese media behind a barrier.