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Trump invites China’s leader Xi Jinping to his presidential inauguration

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Trump invites China’s leader Xi Jinping to his presidential inauguration



Xi is expected to rebuff the offer, as attending the event might put the Chinese president in a subservient positionDonald Trump has invited China’s hardline president, Xi Jinping, to his inauguration next month in an audacious diplomatic gambit that Beijing has reportedly indicated would be rebuffed.The president-elect’s overture – which his staff said might also be extended to other leaders – broke with historic precedent, which holds that no foreign heads of state are expected to attend US presidential inauguration ceremonies. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/13/trump-inauguration-china-xi-jinping

Author : Robert Tait in Washington DC

Publish date : 2024-12-13 15:42:15

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