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U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with China's President Xi Jinping during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019.

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Power play or olive branch? Trump invites Xi to inauguration

US President-elect Donald Trump has extended an unprecedentedinvitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2025. Historically, foreign nations have been represented by ambassadors. Inauguration records datingback to 1874 show that heads of state have never been present at a US transfer-of-power ceremony.

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