Summary

Chinese President Xi Jinping is not expected to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration despite a personal invitation extended by Trump shortly after Election Day.

This informal invitation, which surprised Beijing and U.S. allies, breaks from standard diplomatic protocol as no foreign head of state has attended a U.S. inauguration since 1874.

China’s ambassador and other officials will represent Beijing instead.

The invitation comes amid tense U.S.-China relations, following a major Chinese-linked hack of U.S. telecoms, raising concerns about the geopolitical implications of Trump’s outreach to Xi.

  • tburkhol@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    If you get rid of the asshole we elected, you get an asshole we didn’t elect. An asshole we didn’t even have a voice on.

    • Bronzebeard@lemm.ee
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      14 days ago

      True, the only positive about trump is he occasionally fucks shit up for his own evil handlers by being flighty