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An invitation emblazoned with the logo of the China Construction
Bank Corp (CCB)<0939.HK> <601939.SS> circulating on the Weibo
social media platform, offered high-net-worth clients the
opportunity to attend a May 31 dinner in Dallas to mingle with
U.S. "tycoons".
Among the highlights for VIP attendees would be "having dinner
with the president; taking photos with the president" and
getting the president's autograph, the advertisement said.
Trump is scheduled to host a $50,000-a-head fund-raising dinner
with the Republican National Committee in Dallas that night.
The CCB branch in the technology hub of Shenzhen said it had not
organized the offer but that after an investigation it found
that the dinner had been promoted by some employees.
As a result, it would strengthen internal management and
standardize marketing activities, the bank said in a statement.
The invitation was circulating online as Chinese Vice Premier
Liu He, who is leading a trade delegation in Washington, met
Trump to ease escalating trade tensions.
Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Chinese goods worth up
to $150 billion to combat what he says is its misappropriation
of U.S. technology through joint venture requirements and other
policies.
(Reporting by Pei Li and Shu Zhang in Beijing and Engen Tham in
Shanghai,; Additional reporting by Shanghai newsroom; Editing by
John Ruwitch, Robert Birsel)
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