Chinese leader Xi Jinping may not have personally accepted US President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to his inauguration, but Beijing has taken the rare step of dispatching a top official to join the swearing-in ceremony in Washington.

Han's attendance marks a first for the two countries. Foreign heads of state usually do not attend US presidential inaugurations.

China is for the first time sending one of its highest-ranking Chinese Communist Party officials to Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, illustrating Beijing’s two-pronged strategy of outreach to the next American president while also signaling it ...

Trump advisor Elon Musk has longstanding business ties in China.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and President-elect Donald Trump vowed to engage closely on major issues in a rare phone call ahead of next week’s inauguration, where Beijing will be represented by its vice president. In a social-media post, Trump said the ...

Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman and many more—one was missing: Jensen Huang, founder and chief executive of chip company Nvidia. He is spending time t

Vice President Han Zheng, China’s representative at Donald Trump’s inauguration, is a trusted adviser to President Xi Jinping.

Meanwhile, a slew of other tech executives including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are reportedly set to attend the events on Monday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping was the first foreign leader whose invitation to the inauguration became public in December ... Han Zheng attends a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Jan. 11, 2025. (Florence Lo/Pool Photo via AP, File ...

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

Han has used the visit to meet with members of the American business community, including Tesla CEO and close Trump associate Elon Musk, according to Chinese state agency Xinhua. Musk is widely thought to be seen by Beijing as more sympathetic to its interests than others in Trump’s orbit.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping may not have personally accepted US President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to his inauguration, but Beijing has taken the rare step of dispatching a top official to ...