China's Vice President Han Zheng will attend President-elect Trump's inauguration, signaling Beijing's willingness to ease tensions and foster dialogue despite previous confrontations and Trump's campaign rhetoric against China.
BEIJING (Agencies): President Xi Jinping has spoken to US president-elect Donald Trump on the phone, Chinese state news agency Xinhua and international reports have said. The phone call comes with just three days to go for Trump’s inauguration.
Meanwhile, a slew of other tech executives including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are reportedly set to attend the events on Monday.
President-elect Trump said Friday he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with the two leaders discussing trade and the fate of the popular video-sharing app TikTok. “The call was a very
Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony, but he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative.
China's Vice President Han Zheng will attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, Chinese state news agencies said on Friday, with Beijing ready to enhance dialogue with the new U.
The reported attendance of Vice President Han Zheng will mark the first time a senior Chinese leader has attended a new U.S. president’s swearing-in.
The CEO also confirmed plans to attend similar celebrations in Beijing next week, as part of Nvidia’s efforts to engage with its workforce and partners across Asia.
Beijing is taking a two-pronged approach to the incoming president: trying to sweeten up Trump while also signaling it is ready to fight efforts to constrain it.
President-elect Donald Trump wants to travel to China after he takes office as part of his effort to deepen relations with Beijing, and also has talked to advisors about visit to India, a media report said Saturday.
The head of Taiwan's delegation to next week's inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. president said on Saturday he was going there to extend the island's "highest blessings" to the United States.