Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Slated to Attend Washington Dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is slated to attend a dinner in Washington, D.C., during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States this week, according to a report by CNBC Business (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/22/heres-who-we-know-is-going-to-the-trump-xi-dinner-so-far.html).

The dinner is expected to take place Thursday as part of a three-day official visit running from Wednesday to Friday, which was confirmed late Monday by China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Microsoft and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding Nadella's attendance, which was confirmed by a person familiar with the matter.

The full list of attendees has not been released, and China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not immediately reply to requests for details on the Chinese delegation. However, business representatives under consideration on the Chinese side, according to earlier reporting from Reuters cited by CNBC, include executives from electric car manufacturer BYD, smartphone maker Xiaomi, battery producers CATL and Gotion, electronics maker Hisense, auto parts supplier Wanxiang, state-owned Bank of China, and agricultural conglomerate COFCO Group.

BYD declined to comment on the matter, while other Chinese companies did not immediately respond to inquiries.

The bilateral corporate gathering arrives amid protracted tensions between the United States and China, with both governments placing companies on regulatory trade blacklists in recent years to restrict cross-border commercial activity.