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From wine to ping-pong, Trump and Xi’s state dinner is heavy on historic symbolism
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PUBLISHEDSep 25, 2026, 5:48 AM
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When US President Donald Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping in the East Room, every detail of the state dinner was steeped in symbolism, with sparkling wine served as a nod to a pivotal moment in Sino-US relations and references to “ping-pong diplomacy”.
The meal opened with a toast of Schramsberg Blanc de Noirs, a vineyard selected to honour the historic 1972 “Toast to Peace” shared by then US president…
Main source: SCMP
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