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Trump Hosts State Banquet for Xi Jinping: Sea Bass and Tech Titans Galore

Trump Hosts State Banquet for Xi Jinping: Sea Bass and Tech Titans Galore

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September 24th, 2026

Trump Hosts State Banquet for Xi Jinping: Sea Bass and Tech Titans Galore

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A guest list teeming with the tech elite, the sartorial choices of those named upon it, who was seated where, the body language that unfolded over the course of the evening, and what appeared on the menu: all such matters fall squarely within the softer—and frequently more glamorous—particulars of diplomacy.

一份科技界云集的宾客名单、名单上人物的着装抉择、谁落座何处、整晚的肢体语言,以及菜单上所列为何:凡此种种,皆属外交中较为软性——往往亦更为光鲜——的细节。

At Thursday's state banquet, such details are bound to come under intense scrutiny, and may well yield telling clues as to where President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping actually stand on the weightier policy issues at stake in their closed-door deliberations.

在周四的国宴上,诸如此类的细节势将受到严密审视,或可为研判唐纳德·特朗普总统与中国领导人习近平在闭门磋商中围绕更为重大的政策议题究竟处于何种态势提供蛛丝马迹。

During the formal talks, the two leaders are likely to focus on tensions over Taiwan, trade, and artificial intelligence—even as a continuing First Amendment battle over White House press access quietly unfolds in the background.

在正式会晤期间,两位领导人或将聚焦于台湾、贸易与人工智能领域的紧张态势——即便与此同时,围绕白宫记者准入问题的一场持续的第一修正案之争正悄然展开。

Yet attention then shifted to the glittering particulars of the lavish banquet held in the East Room of the White House in honor of Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan.

然而,随后注意力便转向了白宫东厅为习近平及其夫人彭丽媛所设盛大晚宴的种种光鲜细节。

"Everyone is clamoring to be there," Trump remarked this week during the United Nations General Assembly. "It is the most sought-after ticket in town."

“人人都渴望亲临其境,”特朗普本周在联合国大会期间如是说,“此乃全城最为炙手可热的入场券。”

When asked on Monday evening who would be in attendance, the president replied, "Just about everybody," and then added, "I'd say the entire tech world, the entire banking world, and people from many more fields will come."

当周一晚间被询及何人将莅临出席时,总统以“差不多所有人”作答,并继而补充道,“我会说,整个科技界、整个银行业以及更多领域的人都会来。”

Edgar Kagan, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and chair of its China studies program, noted that the dinner was expected to foster "a positive atmosphere surrounding the visit" and to signal "the president's keen emphasis on projecting warmth and a close personal rapport with Xi Jinping."

战略与国际研究中心高级顾问兼中国研究项目主席埃德加·卡根指出,此番晚宴预计将营造出“围绕此次访问的积极氛围”,并彰显“总统高度重视释放与习近平之间的温暖情谊与密切个人关系”。

The office of First Lady Melania Trump stated that she had assisted with the preparations for the dinner.

第一夫人梅拉尼娅·特朗普的办公室称,她曾为晚宴的筹备工作提供协助。

The menu lists the first course as a yellow pumpkin soup, accompanied by wild mushrooms, fresh herbs, and crispy Italian bacon, finished with a drizzle of scallion oil to enhance the flavor.

菜单所列头盘为黄南瓜浓汤,佐以野生蘑菇、新鲜香草与酥脆意式培根,并淋以葱油提味。

Thereafter, guests will be treated to sesame-crusted sea bass, accompanied by braised baby bok choy, roasted garden eggplant, and a green sauce.

嗣后,宾客将得以品鉴芝麻脆皮海鲈鱼,佐以烩小油菜、烤园茄及绿酱。

As for dessert, there will be vanilla custard with sour cherry preserves and a walnut-almond cream tart, along with ice cream drizzled with White House honey.

至于甜点,则为香草奶油冻配酸樱桃果酱与核桃杏仁奶油馅饼,另有佐以白宫蜂蜜之冰淇淋。

On the eve of this state dinner, the president took the unusual step on Wednesday of traveling to Joint Base Andrews outside Washington to greet Xi Jinping and his wife in person.

值此晚宴前夕,总统于周三采取了一项非同寻常之举,亲赴华盛顿郊外的安德鲁斯联合基地,迎接习近平及其夫人。

By convention, the president ordinarily waits until a state visit guest arrives at the White House before extending a formal welcome.

按照惯例,总统通常要等到国事访问宾客抵达白宫之后,方才予以正式欢迎。

Stretching out before Xi Jinping's aircraft lay a red carpet fully 100 feet (30 metres) in length, flanked on either side by a 21-member honour guard standing rigidly at attention.

习近平的专机前方,铺展着一条长达100英尺(30米)的红地毯,两侧肃立着由21人组成的仪仗队。

Two American children presented yellow bouquets to Xi Jinping and his wife, while simultaneously two B-1 bombers thundered overhead in a deafening flyover.

两名美国儿童向习近平及其夫人敬献了黄色花束,与此同时,两架B-1轰炸机以震耳欲聋之势完成了飞越。

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本网站受reCAPTCHA机制以及Google隐私政策与服务条款的双重庇护。

Earlier that day, at a separate welcoming ceremony held at the White House, Trump and Xi watched together as troops marched in formation around the South Lawn.

是日稍早,于白宫另设之欢迎仪式中,特朗普与习近平共观军人列队绕南草坪而行。

The American president remarked, "Ever since I was first elected in 2016, President Xi and I have forged a friendship."

美国总统言道:“自吾2016年首度当选以来,习近平主席与吾即已缔结友谊。”

A dinner scheduled for Thursday will bring together a constellation of luminaries from the technology industry, with attendees including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, the helmsman of Tesla and SpaceX, Google's Sundar Pichai, OpenAI president Greg Brockman, and Michael Dell, chief executive of Dell Technologies.

定于周四举行的晚宴将汇聚一众科技行业的翘楚,与会者包括亚马逊缔造者杰夫·贝索斯、特斯拉与SpaceX的掌舵人埃隆·马斯克、谷歌的桑达尔·皮查伊、OpenAI总裁格雷格·布罗克曼,以及戴尔科技公司首席执行官迈克尔·戴尔。

When Xi Jinping visited Beijing in May of this year, he hosted a state banquet for Trump beneath the resplendent glow of the chandeliers in the Great Hall of the People.

习近平于今年5月造访北京之际,曾在人民大会堂璀璨枝形吊灯的辉映下为特朗普设下国宴。

That occasion likewise brought together a host of tech luminaries — who are, on this occasion, highly likely to reappear at the White House, such as former Apple chief executive Tim Cook, Musk, and Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang.

那场活动亦汇聚了诸多科技界名流——他们此番极有可能再度现身白宫,诸如苹果前首席执行官蒂姆·库克、马斯克以及英伟达首席执行官黄仁勋。

Ever since, Trump has bestowed upon the White House ballroom he is having built the name "the Great Hall of the American People," evidently intent on rivalling the dining venue he once set foot in during his time in China.

特朗普自此便将他正在营建的白宫宴会厅冠以“美国人民大会堂”之名,意在与他在中国曾涉足的用餐场所相颉颃。

"It is a magnificent hall beyond compare," Trump remarked recently when speaking of the Great Hall of the People, then added, "but we shall most certainly surpass it."

“此乃一恢弘绝伦之大厅,”特朗普近日谈及人民大会堂时如是评价,继而补充道,“然吾辈必将凌驾其上。”

In 2015, as then-President Barack Obama was preparing a state visit for Xi Jinping, Trump, who was at that time embarking on his first presidential campaign, denounced the whole clamorous affair outright.

2015年,时任总统巴拉克·奥巴马正着手为习近平筹办国事访问之际,彼时首度投身总统竞选的特朗普,对这番纷繁喧嚣一概予以抨击。

"Why not just take them straight to McDonald's, and then get back to the negotiating table?" Trump remarked at a rally in South Carolina at the time.

“索性径直带他们去麦当劳,随后再重返谈判桌,”特朗普彼时在南卡罗来纳州的一场集会上如是说道。

He later admitted on Fox News that Xi might at the very least deserve "about a Double Big Mac."

他其后在福克斯新闻频道上坦承,习近平至少或许当得起“大概一个双份巨无霸”。

Xi Jinping paid his first visit to Trump in 2017.

习近平于2017年首度造访特朗普。

However, the White House disclosed that the Chinese side preferred to hold this meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, which is regarded as a more relaxed and comfortable setting, potentially serving to temper some of the excessively high expectations the outside world harbors regarding a formal summit in Washington.

然而白宫方面透露,中方倾向于将此次会晤安排在特朗普位于佛罗里达州的海湖庄园举行,该处被视为更为松弛惬意的环境,或可藉此纾解外界对华盛顿正式峰会所抱持的某些过高期许。

Yet the absence of grand pageantry does not necessarily betoken the absence of a momentous occasion; indeed, it serves only to underscore just how significant the Chinese leader's dinner with Trump may prove to be.

然而,缺乏盛大排场并不必然意味着非凡时刻的缺席,这恰恰凸显出中国领导人与特朗普共进晚餐之举可能具有何等重要的意义。

Later, when recounting the episode on Fox News, Trump candidly admitted that no sooner had the dinner concluded than he caught Xi utterly off guard by bluntly informing him that the United States was launching military strikes on Syria — all while the two were savoring "the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake that you've ever seen, and President Xi was enjoying it."

特朗普其后于福克斯新闻频道回溯此事之际坦言,他在晚宴甫毕便对习近平施以猝不及防之举,直陈美国正对叙利亚动武,而彼时两人正品尝着“你见过的最漂亮的一块巧克力蛋糕,习近平主席正吃得高兴”。

Trump claimed that he had disclosed to Xi Jinping that the US military had "just fired 59 missiles," while the Chinese president at that moment was "eating his cake. He was silent."

特朗普声称,他曾向习近平透露,美军“刚刚发射了59枚导弹”,而这位中国国家主席彼时“正在吃他的蛋糕。他沉默不语。”

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