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Trump's state banquet in honor of Xi will include sea bass and an extensive roster of tech titans

Trump's state banquet in honor of Xi will include sea bass and an extensive roster of tech titans

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September 24th, 2026

Trump's state banquet in honor of Xi will include sea bass and an extensive roster of tech titans

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A guest list bearing a pronounced technological imprint, the sartorial choices of those in attendance, the seating arrangement, their body language throughout the evening, and the composition of the menu: these are the most subtle — and, frequently, the most glamorous — details of diplomacy.

Una lista de invitados con una acusada impronta tecnológica, las elecciones indumentarias de quienes asistirán, la disposición de los asientos, su lenguaje corporal a lo largo de la velada y lo que compone el menú: he aquí los detalles más sutiles —y, con frecuencia, más glamurosos— de la diplomacia.

They will be scrutinized minutely at Thursday's state dinner, which could yield telling clues about the true state of relations between President Donald Trump and China's leader, Xi Jinping, regarding the weightiest political matters discussed behind closed doors.

Serán escrutados con minuciosidad en la cena de Estado del jueves, lo que podría arrojar indicios reveladores sobre el verdadero estado de las relaciones entre el presidente Donald Trump y el líder de China, Xi Jinping, en torno a los asuntos políticos de mayor enjundia abordados a puerta cerrada.

The leaders may well have focused on tensions surrounding Taiwan, trade, and artificial intelligence during working hours — even as an ongoing First Amendment battle over press access at the White House was being waged.

Los líderes bien podrían haberse concentrado en las tensiones en torno a Taiwán, el comercio y la inteligencia artificial durante el horario laboral —incluso mientras se libraba una batalla en curso por la Primera Enmienda relativa al acceso de la prensa en la Casa Blanca—.

However, attention subsequently shifts to the striking particulars of a gala dinner in honor of Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, in the East Room of the White House.

Sin embargo, posteriormente la atención se vuelca sobre los llamativos pormenores de una cena de gala en honor a Xi y su esposa, Peng Liyuan, en el Salón Este de la Casa Blanca.

"Everyone is yearning to be there," Trump proclaimed during this week's United Nations General Assembly.

"Todos anhelan estar allí", proclamó Trump durante la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas de esta semana.

"It is the most coveted ticket in town."

"Es la entrada más codiciada de la ciudad".

When questioned on Monday evening about who would be in attendance, the president replied, "more or less everyone," and added: "I would say they span the entire technological spectrum, the whole of the banking sector, and considerably more besides."

Interrogado la noche del lunes acerca de quiénes comparecerían, el presidente respondió, "más o menos todos", y apostilló: "Diría que abarcan todo el espectro tecnológico, todo el ámbito bancario y bastante más".

The dinner was expected to bring to the fore "the positive vibes surrounding the visit" and to make plain that "the president is very focused on signaling warmth and a close personal connection with Xi," according to Edgard Kagan, a senior adviser and the holder of the China studies chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Cabía esperar que la cena pusiera de manifiesto "las vibras positivas en torno a la visita" y diera cuenta de que "el presidente está muy enfocado en señalar calidez y una conexión personal cercana con Xi", según declaró Edgard Kagan, asesor sénior y titular de estudios sobre China en el Centro de Estudios Estratégicos e Internacionales.

The office of the first lady, Melania Trump, asserts that she assisted in the preparations for the dinner, whose menu features, as a first course, a velouté of yellow squash with wild mushrooms, fresh herbs, crispy pancetta, and a drizzle of scallion oil.

El despacho de la primera dama, Melania Trump, asevera que esta coadyuvó en los preparativos de la cena, cuyo menú contempla, como primer plato, un velouté de calabaza amarilla con setas silvestres, hierbas frescas, pancetta crujiente y un chorrito de aceite de cebolleta.

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

Tras ello, los comensales serán agasajados con lubina en costra de sésamo, acompañada de baby bok choy estofado, berenjena de huerto asada y una salsa verde.

As a sweet finale, a vanilla crémeux with sour cherry preserves and walnut frangipane will be served, along with an ice cream made with White House honey.

Como colofón dulce, se servirá un crémeux de vainilla con confitura de cereza ácida y frangipane de nuez, amén de un helado con miel de la Casa Blanca.

The dinner took place after the president took the unusual step of personally greeting Xi and his wife on Wednesday, when they arrived at Joint Base Andrews, on the outskirts of Washington.

La cena se produjo con posterioridad a que el presidente adoptara la medida inusual de saludar personalmente a Xi y a su esposa el miércoles, cuando estos arribaron a la Base Conjunta Andrews, en las afueras de Washington.

Ordinarily, presidents wait until their state-visit guests reach the White House itself before according them a formal welcome.

De ordinario, los presidentes aguardan a que sus invitados de visita de estado lleguen a la propia Casa Blanca antes de dispensarles una bienvenida formal.

A 100-foot (30-meter) red carpet was unfurled for Xi's aircraft, while a 21-person honor guard took up positions at its flanks.

Se desplegó una alfombra roja de 100 pies (30 metros) para el avión de Xi, mientras una guardia de honor de 21 personas se apostaba a sus flancos.

Two American children presented Xi and his wife with bouquets of yellow flowers, and a thunderous flyover featuring two B-1 bombers brought the proceedings to a close.

Dos niños estadounidenses obsequiaron a Xi y a su esposa con ramos de flores de color amarillo, y un estruendoso sobrevuelo en el que participaron dos bombarderos B-1 puso el broche final.

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El presente sitio se halla resguardado por reCAPTCHA, resultando de aplicación tanto la Política de Privacidad como los Términos de Servicio de Google.

And, during another arrival ceremony, this one at the White House earlier on Thursday, Trump and Xi watched members of the armed forces march across the South Lawn, and the American president said: "Since my first election in 2016, President Xi and I have forged a friendship."

Y, durante otra ceremonia de llegada, esta en la Casa Blanca el jueves más temprano, Trump y Xi observaron a miembros de las fuerzas armadas marchar por el Jardín Sur, y el presidente estadounidense dijo: "Desde mi primera elección en 2016, el presidente Xi y yo hemos forjado una amistad".

Thursday's dinner will bring together a plethora of tech industry moguls, among whom will be Amazon founder Jeff Bezos; Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX; Sundar Pichai of Google; OpenAI president Greg Brockman; and Michael Dell, the chief executive of Dell Technologies.

La cena del jueves congregará a una plétora de magnates de la industria tecnológica, entre los que se contarán el fundador de Amazon, Jeff Bezos; Elon Musk, de Tesla y SpaceX; Sundar Pichai, de Google; el presidente de OpenAI, Greg Brockman; y Michael Dell, el director ejecutivo de Dell Technologies.

During his own visit to Beijing in May, Xi treated Trump to a state dinner that unfolded beneath grand chandeliers in the Great Hall of the People.

Durante su propia visita a Pekín en mayo, Xi obsequió a Trump con una cena de estado que se desplegó bajo grandes candelabros en el Gran Salón del Pueblo.

That event brought together numerous luminaries from the tech world who, in all likelihood, will put in an appearance at the White House on this occasion, such as Tim Cook, formerly Apple's chief executive; Musk; and Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia.

Dicho evento congregó a numerosas luminarias del ámbito tecnológico que, con toda probabilidad, harán acto de presencia en la Casa Blanca en esta ocasión, tales como Tim Cook, anteriormente director ejecutivo de Apple; Musk; y Jensen Huang, director ejecutivo de Nvidia.

Since then, Trump has taken to designating the White House ballroom that he is having built as the "Great Hall of the United States," with the aim of rivaling the one in which he dined in China.

Desde entonces, Trump ha pasado a designar el salón de baile de la Casa Blanca que está mandando construir como el "Gran Salón de Estados Unidos", con la pretensión de rivalizar con aquel en el que cenó en China.

"This is a hall of truly colossal proportions," Trump recently declared, alluding to the Great Hall of the People, only to add straight afterwards: "But we're going to surpass it."

"Este es un salón de proporciones verdaderamente colosales", declaró Trump recientemente en alusión al Gran Salón del Pueblo, para acto seguido apostillar: "Pero vamos a superarlo".

In 2015, as then-President Barack Obama was preparing to welcome Xi on a state visit, Trump — in the thick of his first presidential campaign — railed against the entire spectacle.

En 2015, mientras el entonces presidente Barack Obama se aprestaba a recibir a Xi en una visita de Estado, Trump —inmerso en su primera campaña presidencial— arremetió contra todo aquel despliegue.

"All you have to do is take them to a McDonald's and then return straightaway to the negotiating table," Trump asserted at the time, in the course of a rally held in South Carolina.

"No tienes más que llevarlos a un McDonald's y regresar acto seguido a la mesa de negociaciones", aseveró Trump por aquel entonces, en el transcurso de un mitin celebrado en Carolina del Sur.

Subsequently, he acknowledged on Fox News Channel that Xi might well deserve, at the very least, "probably a double-sized Big Mac."

Con posterioridad, reconoció en Fox News Channel que Xi bien podría hacerse acreedor, cuando menos, de "probablemente una Big Mac de doble tamaño".

Xi visited Trump in 2017 for the first time.

Xi visitó a Trump en 2017 por vez primera.

Nevertheless, the White House maintained that the Chinese were keen for the meeting to be held at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, which was regarded as a more relaxed setting that might temper some of the lofty expectations aroused by a formal summit in Washington.

No obstante, la Casa Blanca adujo que los chinos pretendían que dicho encuentro se celebrara en la residencia de Trump en Mar-a-Lago, en Florida, contemplada como un entorno más distendido que podría atemperar algunas de las elevadas expectativas que suscitaba una cumbre formal en Washington.

Nevertheless, the absence of pomp did not entail a shortage of extraordinary moments, which underscores just how momentous it can be for China's leader to dine with Trump.

Sin embargo, la ausencia de pompa no conllevó una carencia de momentos extraordinarios, lo que subraya hasta qué punto puede resultar trascendente que el líder de China cene con Trump.

Subsequently, while recounting the incident to Fox News Channel, Trump stated that he had taken Xi by surprise immediately after dinner, noting that the United States was attacking Syria while the pair were savoring "the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake that you've ever seen, and President Xi was enjoying it."

Posteriormente, al relatar el incidente a Fox News Channel, Trump manifestó que había sorprendido a Xi inmediatamente después de la cena, señalando que Estados Unidos estaba atacando Siria mientras la pareja degustaba "el pedazo de pastel de chocolate más hermoso que jamás hayas visto, y el presidente Xi lo estaba disfrutando".

Trump stated that he had told Xi that US forces had "just fired 59 missiles" and that the Chinese president "was eating his cake.

Trump manifestó haberle referido a Xi que las fuerzas estadounidenses habían "acabado de disparar 59 misiles" y que el presidente de China "estaba comiendo su pastel.

And he fell silent."

Y se quedó en silencio".

September 24th, 2026

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