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China’s Xi to send top-level envoy to Trump’s inauguration, FT reports

By Thomson Reuters Jan 9, 2025 | 4:50 PM

(Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping will send a high-level envoy to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

Beijing has told Trump’s transition team that the official would attend instead of Xi, the report said, citing several people familiar with the talks.

(Reporting by Urvi Dugar; Editing by Leslie Adler)