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Trump Invited Chinese President Xi Jinping And Other World Leaders To Inauguration—Here’s Why That’s Unprecedented

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Xi has reportedly declined the invitation, but other leaders could still show up.

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NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Trump invites China's Xi to inauguration despite tariff threats on Beijing (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published Dec 11, 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month.
CBS News
Trump invites China's Xi Jinping to inauguration (opens CBS News)
Published Dec 11, 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to his inauguration next month, according to multiple sources.
WSVN Miami
Trump invites China’s Xi to his inauguration even as he threatens massive tariffs on Beijing - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)
Published Dec 11, 2024
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month — extending a diplomatic
KOB 4
China's Xi is likely to decline Trump's inauguration invitation, seeing it as too risky to attend (opens KOB 4)
Published Dec 11, 2024
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China experts say Chinese leader Xi Jinping would likely see President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to attend his inauguration as too risky to accept, and the gesture from Trump may have little bearing on the increasingly competitive ties between the two nations.
Forbes
Trump Invited Chinese President Xi Jinping To Inauguration—Here’s Why That’s Unprecedented (opens Forbes)
Published Dec 11, 2024
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Hungarian leader Viktor Orban is also reportedly mulling attending.
ABC 11 Raleigh
Trump has invited China's Xi to inauguration, spokesperson says (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)
Published Dec 11, 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump has invited China's President Xi Jinping to his inauguration in January, his spokesperson said Thursday.
Bangor Daily News
Trump invites China's Xi to his inauguration even as he threatens massive tariffs on Beijing (opens Bangor Daily News)
Published Dec 11, 2024
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month — extending a
Washington Times
Trump invites Chinese leader Xi Jinping to his inauguration (opens Washington Times)
Published Dec 11, 2024
Washington Times's feed description
President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to his inauguration next month.
New York Post
Trump invites Chinese President Xi Jinping to inauguration: report (opens New York Post)
Published Dec 11, 2024
New York Post's feed description
President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration ceremony in Washington, DC next month.
NBC News
Trump has invited China's Xi Jinping to his inauguration (opens NBC News)
Published Dec 11, 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to his inauguration in January, though it's unclear if he plans to attend.
Newsweek
Donald Trump invited China's Xi to presidential inauguration: Report (opens Newsweek)
Published Dec 11, 2024
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Trump's team is considering inviting foreign leaders to next month's ceremony.
The Hill
Trump has invited Xi Jinping to attend inauguration (opens The Hill)
Published Dec 11, 2024
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President-elect Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month in Washington, a spokesperson confirmed Thursday. Karoline Leavitt, who will serve as White House press secretary, said on “Fox & Friends” that Trump extended the invitation to the Chinese leader and…
NPR
Trump invites China's Xi to next month's inauguration (opens NPR)
Published Dec 11, 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump is breaking with precedent in inviting a foreign head of state to his inauguration.
Voice of America
Trump invites China's Xi, other world leaders to his inauguration (opens Voice of America)
Published Dec 11, 2024
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Foreign diplomats have typically attended the US transfer-of-power ceremonies, not heads of state
Newsweek
Trump invites Xi to inauguration despite China tariff threats (opens Newsweek)
Published Dec 11, 2024
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Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration in January despite ongoing trade tensions.
Washington Examiner
Trump invites China’s Xi Jinping to inauguration: Report (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Dec 11, 2024
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Inauguration officials are reportedly organizing for the possibility Xi and other foreign leaders will come to Trump's swearing-in ceremony.
Breitbart News
CBS News Claims Trump Invited China's Xi Jinping to Attend Inauguration (opens Breitbart News)
Published Dec 11, 2024
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China's dictator Xi Jinping has been invited to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, according to a report from CBS News.
The Hill
Gingrich: Xi attending Trump inauguration would be ‘signal to the planet’ (opens The Hill)
Published Dec 11, 2024
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Newt Gingrich responded to President-elect Trump's invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend Inauguration Day in January, saying his acceptance would send a global "signal."
Forbes
Trump Invited Chinese President Xi Jinping And Other World Leaders To Inauguration—Here’s Why That’s Unprecedented (opens Forbes)
Published Dec 12, 2024
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Xi has reportedly declined the invitation, but other leaders could still show up.
The Diplomat
Trump’s Inauguration Invitation to China’s Xi Jinping Is a Slap in the Face to Uyghurs (opens The Diplomat)
Published Dec 12, 2024
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For Uyghur Americans, its feels like a betrayal – a signal that the U.S. may deprioritize human rights advocacy in favor of smoothing over relations with Beijing.
Washington Examiner
Xi Jinping declines Trump invite to inauguration: Report (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Dec 12, 2024
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While maintaining a tough economic stance on China, with threats of massive tariffs, Trump has often touted his good relationship with President Xi Jinping.
WMUR
Trump offers inauguration invites to foreign leaders (opens WMUR)
Published Dec 12, 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump invites Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders to his inauguration, signaling a new diplomatic approach.
The Guardian
Trump invites China’s leader Xi Jinping to his presidential inauguration (opens The Guardian)
Published Dec 12, 2024
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Xi is expected to rebuff the offer, as attending the event might put the Chinese president in a subservient position
Green Field Reporter
China's Xi is likely to decline Trump's inauguration invitation, seeing it as too risky to attend - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)
Published Dec 12, 2024
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping would likely see President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to attend his inauguration as too risky to accept, and the gesture from Trump may have little bearing on the increasingly competitive ties between the two nations as the White House changes hands, …
Newsweek
Xi Jinping rejects Donald Trump's inauguration invitation: report (opens Newsweek)
Published Dec 12, 2024
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is not expected to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next month.

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