Chinese President Xi Jinping met with 29 leaders of Internet companies from China and the United States at the Eighth US-China Internet Industry Forum at Microsoft headquarters in Seattle, on Wednesday (local time).

We take a glimpse, through photos, of how the Internet bosses and business leaders interacted with Xi.

President Xi Jinping with 29 technology executives at the annual US-China Internet Industry Forum in Seattle. It is estimated that the total market value of companies present at the meeting is nearly $2.5 trillion, or one tenth of the combined GDP of China and the United States, or the total GDP of the United Kingdom.

President Xi with business leaders at the annual US-China Internet Industry Forum. Among them there are two female bosses – IBM CEO Ginni Rometty (fifth left, front row), and AMD CEO Lisa Su (second left, middle row).