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Pfizer CEO Bourla plans to attend White House state dinner for China’s Xi, source says

By Thomson Reuters Sep 22, 2026 | 9:49 AM

NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla plans to attend U.S. President ​Donald Trump’s state dinner ‌for Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday evening, according to a source familiar with the matter on ‌Tuesday.

Trump ​will welcome the ⁠Chinese leader at ⁠the White House this week for their second meeting this year, as the two leaders ​seek stability in a relationship under pressure over issues ⁠ranging from trade ⁠to Taiwan and Iran, ​as well as global worries ​about artificial intelligence.

Among the other guests for ‌the dinner will be a number of tech CEOs, including Jeff Bezos of Amazon, ⁠Sundar Pichai of Alphabet, Sam Altman of OpenAI, Tim Cook of Apple, ⁠Elon ‌Musk of Tesla, Jensen ⁠Huang of Nvidia, and ​Michael ‌Dell of Dell Technologies. ​JPMorgan Chase ⁠CEO Jamie Dimon and Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser are also expected to attend.

(Reporting by Michael Erman and Karen FreifeldEditing by ​Nick Zieminski)