Apple CEO Tim Cook Spends $40K on Xi Jinping Dinner (Connecting the Dots: Tim Cook, Apple, Boeing, Hyatt, Joe Biden, National Zoo, Smithsonian Institution, China & Soros Funding, All Networking)
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By
Lee Barney | Thursday, 16 November 2023 11:30 AM EST
Apple CEO Tim Cook was one of just three business titans
seated at China President Xi Jinping’s table at last night’s dinner in San
Francisco, a privilege that came at a cost of $40,000 a ticket, The New York Times reports.
The
chief of Apple, which earns one-fifth of its revenue in China, was seated next
to Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao at the event, held at the Hyatt
Regency.
Citadel
Securities CEO Peng Zhao and Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio also
nabbed seats at the coveted table, where U.S. Commerce Secretary Dina Raimondo
and U.S. China Ambassador Nicholas Burns were also in attendance.
Elon
Musk attended the reception, costing $2,000 a ticket, along with Marc Benioff,
chairman of Salesforce; Stan Deal, CEO of Boeing; and Raj
Subramaniam, FedEx CEO.
Other
notable business leaders at the dinner were Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer; Merit Janow,
chairman of Mastercard; Cristiano Amon, president and CEO of Qualcomm; and Hock
Tan, president and CEO of Broadcom.
Xi
began his keynote address asking, “Are we adversaries or partners?”
“If
one sees the other side as a primary competitor, the most consequential
geopolitical challenge, and a pacing threat, it will only lead to misinformed
policymaking, misguided actions and unwanted results,” the 70-year-old Xi
continued.
Saying
his aim is a “win-win” relationship with the U.S, the Chinese president
signaled China will send new pandas to the United States, calling them “envoys
of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.”
“We
are ready to continue our cooperation with the United States, and do our best
to meet the wishes of the Californians so as to deepen the friendly ties
between our two peoples,” Xi said, hinting that the San Deigo Zoo might be the
first to receive the first pair of pandas.
The
dinner was at the end of a day in which Xi and President Joe
Biden held
their first face-to-face meeting in a year and pledged to try to reduce
U.S.-China tensions. It was also the final day of a two-day meeting of 21
Pacific nations, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
Washington,
D.C.’s National Zoo’s three giant pandas, Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their
cub Xiao Qi Ji, were returned to China eight days ago. Now, only four pandas
are left in the United States, in the Atlanta Zoo.
“I
was told that many American people, especially children, were really reluctant
to say goodbye to the pandas, and went to the zoo to see them off,” Xi said.
Guests
at the dinner were served a three-course meal consisting of an autumn vegetable
salad, steak or vegetable curry as the main course, and a fresh fruit tart for
dessert.
The
wines served, Cakebread Cellars Sauvignon Blanc and Frank Family Carneros Pinot
Noir, retail for an affordable $30 and $40, given the price of the tickets to
the event.
Connecting
the Dots:
National Zoo is
a member institution of the Smithsonian
Institution.
Joseph R. Biden Jr. is
a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, Spent Thanksgiving with
David M. Rubenstein and is the president for the Joe Biden Administration.
David M.
Rubenstein Spent Thanksgiving with Joe Biden, is a
regent at the Smithsonian Institution, the president of the Economic
Club of Washington, and the co-chairman for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Vernon E. Jordan
Jr. was of president of the Economic Club of Washington, a
senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and an
honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Akin,
Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is a lobby firm for Pfizer
Inc.
Sidley Austin
LLP was a lobby firm for Pfizer Inc.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Cameron F. Kerry is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John F. Kerry’s brother
and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Kenneth M.
Duberstein is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and a director at the Boeing Company.
Thomas R.
Pickering was an SVP, consultant for the Boeing Company
and is a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution
(think tank) the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros was the
chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Jon M. Huntsman
Jr. is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace (think tank) and an ambassador to China for
the Barack Obama administration.
J. Stapleton Roy is
a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) and was a U.S. ambassador for China.
William H.
Donaldson was a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (think tank) and a lifetime trustee at the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
Mark S.
Hoplamazian is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank)
and the president & CEO & director for the Hyatt Hotels
Corporation.
Walter Isaacson is the
president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the
writer for the Steve Jobs (2011 autobiography).
Steve Jobs authorized
his biography for Walter Isaacson to write, was the co-founder
& chairman for Apple Inc. and Laurene Powell Jobs.
Albert A. Gore Jr. is
a director at Apple Inc, the chairman for the Climate Reality Project and a partner at Kleiner
Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Climate Reality Project.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
The Climate
Project is a merged organization with the Climate Reality
Project.
Kleiner
Perkins Caufield & Byers was a donor for The Climate
Project.
Thomas J. Perkins is
a partner emeritus for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and was
a director at the Compaq Computer Corporation.
Timothy D. Cook is
a VP for the Compaq Computer Corporation and the CEO for Apple
Inc.
Apple Inc. was
a funder for the Center for American Progress.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Center for American Progress and the New America Foundation
(think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a supporter for
the Center for American Progress.
Laurene Powell
Jobs was a director at the New America Foundation and married
to Steve Jobs.
Eric
E. Schmidt is the chairman of the New America Foundation
(think tank), was a funder for the New America
Foundation (think tank) and a director at Apple Inc.
Steve Jobs was
the co-founder & chairman for Apple Inc. Laurene Powell Jobs
and authorized his biography for Walter Isaacson to write.
Walter Isaacson is
the writer for the Steve Jobs (2011 autobiography) and the
president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Mark S.
Hoplamazian is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank)
and the president & CEO & director for the Hyatt Hotels
Corporation.
Donald Pritzker was a
co-founder of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Penny S.
Pritzker’s father.
Penny S. Pritzker is
Donald Pritzker’s daughter, was a director at the Hyatt
Hotels Corporation, the secretary at the U.S. Department of
Commerce for the Barack Obama administration, the
national finance chair, fundraiser for the 2008 Barack Obama
presidential campaign, a co-chair for the 2009 Barack Obama
inaugural committee, a fundraiser, national co-chair for the 2012
Barack Obama presidential campaign, a contributor for the 2013
Barack Obama inaugural committee, the host for the Barack Obama
fund-raising dinner, 7/2/2008, Craig M. Robinson’s basketball
coach for the children's team.
Michelle Obama is
Craig M. Robinson’s sister and was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Sidley Austin
LLP was a lobby firm for Pfizer Inc.
Resources:
Past Research
National Zoo Director: Animals
Dying Because We Are Stretched Too Thin (Past
Research on the National Zoo)
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 12, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/national-zoo-director-animals-dying.html
Smithsonian
Admits to Destruction of Thousands of Giant Human Skeletons in Early 1900′s (Past Research on the Smithsonian
Institution)
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 10, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/12/smithsonian-admits-to-destruction-of.html
Apple
CEO Tim Cook: Global Warming Skeptics Should Dump Company's Stock (Past Research on Tim Cook)
MONDAY,
MARCH 3, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/03/apple-ceo-tim-cook-global-warming.html
IG
Farben / Bayer / Pfizer / Israel (Past Research on
Pfizer)
SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2021/09/ig-farben-bayer-pfizer-israel.html
Hours
After John Kerry Demands Green Transition Accelerated – His Emissions Closet
Swings Wide Open (Connecting the Dots: Cameron Kerry, John Kerry, Teresa Heinz
Kerry, Soros, the Climate Reality Project, the Brookings Institution (think
tank), the EPA and onto the FDA, Pfizer & Johnson & Johnson. It’s the
Network That Never Ends. One Project (Climate Change) Just bleeds into the Next
(Covid Project)) (Past Research on Cameron Kerry)
THURSDAY,
JULY 21, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/07/hours-after-john-kerry-demands-green.html
Donald
Trump Blasts Boeing for $4 Billion Air Force One: ‘Cancel Order!’ (Past Research on the Boeing Company)
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 8, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/12/donald-trump-blasts-boeing-for-4.html
Chinese
Crash Crushes Stock Market as Obama Imitates Chinese Economy (Past Research on China)
MONDAY,
AUGUST 24, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/08/chinese-crash-crushes-stock-market-as.html
Dirty
Trick! Cruz Audio Sabotaged During Fox News Broadcast of New York Speech (Past Research on the Hyatt Hotels Corporation)
SATURDAY,
APRIL 16, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/04/dirty-trick-cruz-audio-sabotaged-during.html
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