{"id":2101322,"date":"2023-11-16T19:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T00:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-american-executives-give-chinese-president-standing-ovation-in-san-francisco\/"},"modified":"2023-11-16T19:33:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T00:33:05","slug":"watch-american-executives-give-chinese-president-standing-ovation-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-american-executives-give-chinese-president-standing-ovation-in-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: American Executives Give Chinese President Standing Ovation In San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-american-executives-give-chinese-president-standing-ovation-in-san-francisco%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2101322&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>American Business Titans Give Standing Ovation to\u2064 Chinese President Xi Jinping<\/h2>\n<p>American business titans who \u2062paid thousands to be in \u200bthe room with Chinese President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/xi-jinping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xi Jinping<\/a> gave the communist country\u2019s leader a standing ovation after his remarks in San Francisco \u200dthis week.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday evening, Xi\u2064 dined with more than 300 American business executives and delivered\u2062 remarks promoting investment in China, a country \u200cmany Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2023\/07\/27\/americans-name-china-as-the-country-posing-the-greatest-threat-to-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consider<\/a> the greatest threat\u200d to the U.S., at \u2063a gala in the ballroom of the Hyatt Regency in downtown San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Are we \u2064adversaries or partners?&#8221;<\/strong> Xi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/11\/16\/business\/economy\/china-us-business-xi-jinping-ceos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">challenged<\/a> the audience during his remarks. <strong>&#8220;China is ready to be \u2064a\u200d partner and friend of the United \u2064States.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Powerful American CEOs \u2063in Attendance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Apple CEO Tim Cook<\/li>\n<li>Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla<\/li>\n<li>FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam<\/li>\n<li>Salesforce CEO \u2063Marc Benioff<\/li>\n<li>Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stanley Deal<\/li>\n<li>Blackstone CEO Stephen\u200c Schwarzman<\/li>\n<li>BlackRock CEO Larry Fink<\/li>\n<li>Mastercard\u2019s independent board chairwoman Merit Janow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Apple\u2019s chief was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/11\/16\/xi-dinner-with-us-ceos-tim-cook-elon-musk-steve-schwarzman-spotted.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seated<\/a> next to Chinese Minister \u2063of Commerce Wang Wentao, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-american-executives-give-chinese-president-standing-ovation-in-san-francisco\/\" title=\"WATCH: American Executives Give Chinese President Standing Ovation In San Francisco\">place cards reportedly \u200bshowed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other notable executives from\u2064 companies such as Amway, Honeywell, Broadcom, Las Vegas Sands, Gilead Sciences, investment firm KKR, and Fulgent Genetics were also in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-making-taxpayers-pay-off-student-loans-is-a-rotten-idea\/\" title=\"5 Reasons Making Taxpayers Pay Off Student Loans Is A Rotten Idea\">attendance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees rose and applauded when Xi concluded his half hour of remarks, a video from \u200bthe event shows.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My\u200c view\u2063 of the standing ovation for Chinese President Xi Jinping tonight in San Francisco from a ballroom full of some of the most powerful\u200d American CEOs and Chinese officials. I\u2019ll have more Thursday morning on\u200c \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SquawkCNBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SquawkCNBC<\/a>\u2069 on \u2062\u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNBC<\/a>\u2069. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WP6MVeBLfZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">pic<\/a>.twitter.com\/WP6MVeBLfZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eamon Javers (@EamonJavers)\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EamonJavers\/status\/1725037760149631248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: List \u2064of elite American executives \u200cdining with genocidal communist \u201cGuest\u200d of Honor\u201d Xi Jinping last night for $40,000\u2063 in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Tim Cook <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Apple?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Apple<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Stephen Schwarzman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blackstone?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@blackstone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Larry Fink <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlackRock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BlackRock<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Stanley Deal \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Boeing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Boeing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Merit Janow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mastercard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Mastercard<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QnRItp7Kpo\">pic.twitter.com\/QnRItp7Kpo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200cSelect Committee\u200b on the Chinese Communist Party (@committeeonccp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/committeeonccp\/status\/1725125452447068249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tesla CEO Elon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/11\/16\/xi-dinner-with-us-ceos-tim-cook-elon-musk-steve-schwarzman-spotted.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musk<\/a> attended the VIP \u2063reception, but did not stay for the dinner, according to event\u200d organizers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/black-friday-gift-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHECK \u2064OUT THE DAILY WIRE BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several members of the Biden\u200d administration attended the\u2064 dinner, including Commerce \u2064Secretary Gina Raimondo, U.S. Ambassador \u200bto China Nicholas Burns, and top White House China advisor Kurt Campbell.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco Mayor London Breed was \u200dseated \u2062at the head table. California State Treasurer Fiona\u2062 Ma attended the dinner as well.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the event <a href=\"https:\/\/sfstandard.com\/2023\/11\/15\/apec-xi-jinping-san-francisco-dinner-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cost<\/a> $2,000 each. However, companies\u2064 could pay \u200b$40,000 for eight seats at a table plus one seat at Xi\u2019s table.<\/p>\n<p>The dinner was organized by the U.S.-China Business \u200bCouncil and \u200dthe National\u2064 Committee on U.S.-China Relations.<\/p>\n<p>Outside, protesters gathered to demonstrate \u200dagainst the Chinese \u200dpresident\u2019s visit. One woman strapped \u2063herself to a pole 25 feet in the air in the rain, yelling \u201cFree Tibet!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Americans with Tibetan, Hong\u2063 Kong, and Uyghur heritage expressed\u200c frustration that Xi was being given a friendly reception.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier\u2062 on \u200dWednesday, the \u200dChinese president\u2064 met with President Biden just south of San Francisco at the Filoli estate, where they\u200b spoke for several hours.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans quickly slammed Xi\u2019s visit as \u201cfruitless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving these senior level meetings without getting anything in return and without having\u2064 any desired outcomes sets a\u2062 horrible precedent\u200c and makes the United \u200bStates look incredibly weak,\u201d House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.house.gov\/press-release\/mccaul-on-president-bidens-disappointing-meeting-with-chairman-xi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Xi last visited the U.S. in 2017 during the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, China did <a href=\"https:\/\/ustr.gov\/countries-regions\/china-mongolia-taiwan\/peoples-republic-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nearly<\/a> \u2063$760 billion worth of trade with\u200d the U.S., and the trade deficit with \u200cChina was $367.4 billion in 2022.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the potential risks and costs associated\u2063 with \u200ddoing business\u200d in China for American companies?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Hief of Staff Ron Klain and Commerce\u2063 Secretary Gina Raimondo, who both addressed the audience before Xi took the stage.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 presence of these influential American CEOs\u200d at the\u2062 dinner \u200draises questions about the relationship \u200cbetween American business \u200cand \u2064China. Despite\u200c ongoing concerns about China&#8217;s human rights abuses, intellectual property theft, and unfair trade practices, these business leaders seemed eager to engage with the Chinese \u2064president and\u200d explore investment\u200d opportunities in the country.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2062 has long been seen as a lucrative market for American\u200b companies, \u2063with its \u2062large population and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-hawks-sound-alarm-over-podesta-appointment\/\" title=\"China Hawks Sound Alarm Over Podesta Appointment\">growing middle class<\/a>. However, critics argue that doing business in China comes \u2064at a cost, both economically\u2064 and ethically. American companies often \u200dface pressure to transfer technology and\u2063 intellectual property to Chinese partners, and those who refuse to comply may face<\/p>\n<p>retaliation from the Chinese\u200d government. Furthermore, China&#8217;s record on human\u2064 rights, including its\u2063 treatment of ethnic minorities and crackdown on dissent, has led many to question whether American companies should be supporting the regime.<\/p>\n<p>The standing ovation for President\u200d Xi reflects the complex relationship between American business \u2062and China. While there are legitimate concerns\u200c about China&#8217;s actions and intentions, there is also a recognition\u2063 of the economic opportunities that the country represents.<\/p>\n<p>For American CEOs, the decision to attend\u2063 the dinner was likely driven by a combination \u2063of business \u2062interests, political considerations, and a desire \u2062to maintain relationships with Chinese partners. In a global economy, it is\u2063 difficult \u200cfor American companies to ignore the world&#8217;s second-largest economy.<\/p>\n<p>However, this raises the question of whether American\u200c business leaders should prioritize short-term profits over long-term values. By\u200c engaging with President Xi and giving him \u2063a standing ovation, these CEOs may be sending a\u2064 message that \u2064business interests come before concerns\u2064 about human rights and national security.<\/p>\n<p>It is important for American companies to carefully consider the ethical implications of doing business in China and to take a stand against \u2062human rights abuses and unfair trade practices. While engagement with \u200bChina \u200bcan be mutually beneficial, it\u2064 should\u200b not\u2064 come at the expense \u2064of American\u200b values and interests.<\/p>\n<p>As\u2062 the\u2064 relationship between the\u200b US and China\u200d continues to evolve, American\u2062 business leaders \u200bhave a responsibility to act in the best interests of their companies and their\u2064 country.\u200d Giving a standing ovation to President Xi may have been a symbolic gesture of \u2063goodwill, but it should not overshadow the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American business titans who paid thousands to be in the room with Chinese President Xi Jinping gave the communist country\u2019s leader a standing ovation after his remarks in San Francisco this week. 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