Chinese President Xi Jinping has declined to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration,\u00a0reports CBS News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Xi was personally invited to the Jan. 20 event by Trump, but experts told the Associated Press attending the inauguration would be too risky to accept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I don’t think the Chinese will take the risk,” Yun Sun, director of the China program at the Stimson Center, a Washington-based think tank, said. There could be risks in the guest list, for example, Sun said, noting that Taiwan’s top diplomat in the U.S. attended the swearing-in of President Joe Biden in 2021. Beijing considers Taiwan to be Chinese territory and has repeatedly warned the U.S. that it is a red line not to be crossed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump told CNBC Friday morning that he has a “good relationship with China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We’ve been talking and discussing with President Xi some things.” He declined to go into detail and was not asked specifically about Xi and the inauguration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Chinese ambassador to the U.S. and his wife will attend the swearing-in ceremony and other officials from Beijing could also join, according to CBS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump’s return to the White House is expected to further intensify the U.S.-China rivalry. He has picked several China hawks for his Cabinet, including Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., as the secretary of state and Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., as the national security adviser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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