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Xi to Send Top Ranking Official to Trump's Inauguration - Reports
Xi to Send Top Ranking Official to Trump's Inauguration - Reports
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Chinese president Xi Jinping will send a high-ranking official to the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the situation.
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In mid-December, CBS News reported, citing several sources, that Trump had extended an invitation to Xi to attend his inauguration on January 20, 2025. Later, the broadcaster said that Xi will not attend the ceremony and that in his stead, the Chinese ambassador to the United States and his wife are expected to attend the event. Xi may send to the inauguration Vice President Han Zheng or Foreign Minister Wang Yi, one of the people said, adding that Beijing is consulting with Trump's transition team on the matter. Another source said that the Trump team would rather welcome Cai Qi, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Xi's alleged right-hand man. Attendance by any of the aforementioned officials would reportedly be unprecedented, as never have any Chinese officials apart from the ambassador attended the inauguration of a US leader. Another person familiar with the views inside the transition team told the newspaper that there are concerns that Trump would be displeased by the attendance of someone of Wang's and Cai's level, as the initial invitation was extended to the Chinese leader himself. Moreover, several people said that whoever comes to Washington for the January 20 event is likely to hold talks with the new Trump administration.
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Xi to Send Top Ranking Official to Trump's Inauguration - Reports
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Chinese president Xi Jinping will send a high-ranking official to the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the situation.
In mid-December, CBS News reported, citing several sources, that Trump had extended an invitation to Xi to attend his inauguration on January 20, 2025. Later, the broadcaster said that Xi will not attend the ceremony and that in his stead, the Chinese ambassador to the United States and his wife are expected to attend the event.
Xi may send to the inauguration Vice President
Han Zheng or Foreign Minister
Wang Yi, one of the people said, adding that Beijing is consulting with
Trump's transition team on the matter.
Another source said that the Trump team would rather welcome Cai Qi, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Xi's alleged right-hand man.
Attendance by any of the aforementioned officials would reportedly be unprecedented, as never have any Chinese officials apart from the ambassador attended the inauguration of a US leader.
Another person familiar with the views inside the transition team told the newspaper that there are concerns that Trump would be displeased by the attendance of someone of Wang's and Cai's level, as the initial invitation was extended to the
Chinese leader himself.
"The Chinese need to send the appropriate level of official to start the relationship off on the right foot," the person said.
Moreover, several people said that whoever comes to Washington for the January 20 event is likely to hold talks with the new
Trump administration.
The Electoral College voted in accordance with the will of the voters on December 17, while the new Congress approved the results of the vote on January 6. The presidential inauguration will take place on January 20. After the inauguration, Trump will become the 47th president of the United States.
