This Wednesday, within the framework of the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summita high-profile dinner was held organized by the National Committee on US-China Relations and the US-China Business Council.
The meeting, held in San Franciscowas attended by Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, and brought together prominent business leaders from the technology sector.
Biden and Jinping’s luxurious dinner
Among the most notable names who attended were Tim Cook, Apple CEOand Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceXaccording to what was published by Bloomberg.
Of course, this last I would have only attended the reception, but he didn’t stay to eat. On the contrary, Cook sat next to the Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentaoaccording to what has been reported.
Furthermore, prominent figures such as Jane FraserIn representation of Citigroup; Darren Woodsfrom E.xxon Mobil; either Satya Nadellaof Microsoft, They were part of the select group.
The list of technology leaders also included Larry Fink of BlackRock; Steve Schwarzman of blackstone; Cristiano Amon of Qualcomm; Hock Tan of Broadcom; Marc Benioffexecutive director of Salesforce; Stan Dealexecutive director of Boeing; Raj Subramaniamexecutive director of FedEx; Ryan McInerneyexecutive director of Visa; Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates; Albert Bourlapresident and CEO of Pfizer; and Merit Janowpresident of Mastercard.
According to the aforementioned media, Each table cost close to 40 thousand dollars and had eight diners..
The event, which still has details reserved, was presented as an opportunity to strengthen the US investment in Chinain a context of tensions between both powers.
And of course, the dinner offered a favorable space for renowned business leaders to interact with the Chinese president. Xi Jinping.