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.

Argentine President Javier Milei's attendance is historically significant. No serving foreign leader has ever attended a U.S. presidential inauguration.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has designated Vice President Han Zheng to represent China at Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20. This decision si

China's Vice President Han Zheng and Elon Musk met on Sunday ahead of President-elect Trump's inauguration, per Chinese state media. Why it matters: Chinese leader Xi Jinping deployed his top envoy to attend Trump's inauguration in an unprecedented move following Trump's threats to impose major tariffs on China.