If you cook Chinese food you will win either way ,weather they are locals or Chinese .Make it easy on yourself and do what makes you feel comfitable!    You are a lovely person so Just be yourself and you can't loose .   have a great time

I usually do Western, I can cook that kind of thing much better than Chinese.

Is this in Australia or China, maggie? Either way, go with what you know, everyone likes Chinese food (although, obviously, if it's westerners, make some safe options... not everyone picks up the love for kidneys and intestines that my BF did in China!).

Maybe cooking some dishes from your hometown or province is a nice way to personalise the dinner.

Ps: if it's chinese guests DON'T cook a nice herby pasta sauce, I found that one out the hard way. My BF was deeply offended when a group of chinese friends refused to eat his slow-cooked Italian masterpiece of a dinner... 

I "cook" chocolate and alcohol.

Oh, and to answer the question directly - I'm a reasonable cook of Thai food, so I cook Thai in winter. In summer, it's barbecues all the way.

I know they didn't mean to be rude, he attempted to cook some 'Chinese' food and they demolished it with (polite) gushing praise. But the food with oregano... we were eating leftovers for a week  In the same way, I just COULD not eat the kidneys my Chinese friends loved.

in my home country i would cook local food, and give them an opportunity to sample it. But i would also make sure it would be something that my guests wouldn't be too afraid to try so i would keep it simple. Would like to hear how it goes with you.    best of luck !

I usually flatten boneless chicken breasts down and bread them, rol them up with ham and cheese in them, then tell my guests that it is road kill birds.

I add a ton of MSG and Tylenol also to my cooking

It depends if your guests are Chinese-Australians or European-Australians. For the former, do what you know best without MSG. Otherwise, try to avoid dishes with MSG, too much salt or oil, nuts (nuts allergy is common amongst people of European descent), milk (lactose intolerance), or too much spice.

I am not sure which part of China you are from, but since I have partial ancestry from Guangdong, I usually prepare sweet and sour fish, bok choy and white rice as the main dish for my guests.

Sweety , I love you. But you really need to open up your mind a little.  

Every does not have to be Chinese vs western 

i would cook a mixture. Having absolutely nothing to do with Chinese vs western. 

I would come some things I know they like. I would cook some things I want them to try. 

if the friends u are gonna invite are Chinese,my suggestion  is pasta,coz we want to try  some real western food when we visit a foreigner friend,lol.....but if those people are foreigner,Chinese food is better,u will impress them ,absolutely .

Since my Chinese cooking apparantly doesn't taste "authentic", I tend to make Western food. My lasagne is always a big hit, and I usually accompany it with roasted potatoes and a big tossed salad. Guests also tend to love the oven roast salmon and veg I make. On lazy days I make a big bowl of couscous or pasta bake.

There are eight major cuisines of China, if my friends came to my house, I would cook what they like based on where is he or she comes from and also do what i do best.