{"slug": "ai-leaders-to-attend-state-dinner-with-jinping-report", "title": "AI leaders to attend state dinner with Jinping: Report", "summary": "OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon are expected to attend President Donald Trump's White House state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of their Sept. 24 summit, according to Politico. The summit is expected to cover trade, technology, and AI, putting the U.S.-China technology rivalry in focus.", "body_md": "Several of the [technology](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/section/technology/) industry’s most prominent [artificial intelligence](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/) leaders are expected to attend President [Donald Trump’s](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/donald-trump/) state dinner for Chinese President [Xi Jinping](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/xi-jinping/) next week, putting AI and the growing U.S.-China technology rivalry in focus as the two leaders prepare for their Sept. 24 summit.\n\nOpenAI CEO Sam Altman, [Nvidia](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/nvidia/) CEO Jensen Huang, and Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon are expected to join Trump and Xi at the White House, [according](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/17/ai-titans-trump-xi-dinner-01083068) to *Politico*. The summit is expected to cover a range of issues, including trade, technology, and AI. \n\n## Stay informed.Stay ahead.\n\nJoin Washington Examiner for unlimited access to the news, analysis, and commentary that matter most.\n\n[See Options](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/subscribe/digital/)\n\nAlready a member? [Log in](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sign-in/)\n\n  Already a print subscriber?", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-leaders-to-attend-state-dinner-with-jinping-report", "canonical_source": "https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4733211/ai-leaders-trump-state-dinner-china-xi-jinping/", "published_at": "2026-09-18 14:40:17+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-18 14:54:11.417780+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Sam Altman", "Nvidia", "Jensen Huang", "Qualcomm", "Cristiano Amon", "Donald Trump", "Xi Jinping"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-leaders-to-attend-state-dinner-with-jinping-report", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-leaders-to-attend-state-dinner-with-jinping-report.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-leaders-to-attend-state-dinner-with-jinping-report.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-leaders-to-attend-state-dinner-with-jinping-report.jsonld"}}