Mr. Trump invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the inauguration ceremony

According to RIA Novosti on December 12, CBS News quoted sources as saying that US President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration on January 20, 2025.

“President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month,” the channel said in a statement.

The president-elect's inauguration team is reportedly planning to invite other foreign guests to his swearing-in ceremony. In particular, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban may also attend the event.

The move by Mr. Trump’s team is somewhat surprising, given that Mr. Trump has criticized China’s economic policies and threatened to impose new tariffs on Chinese goods. Mr. Donald Trump’s previous presidency was marked by a “trade war” with China.

In addition, after being elected, Mr. Trump also threatened to impose 100% trade tariffs on all BRICS countries (of which China is a member) if they did not abandon their plan to create an alternative currency to the US dollar.

Earlier, on December 10, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a “1+10” meeting with the heads of 10 international economic organizations. At the event, the Chinese leader said Beijing is willing to maintain dialogue with the US government, expand cooperation, manage differences, and promote the sustainable, stable and healthy development of China-US relations.