Donald Trump invites China's Xi Jinping to his January 20 inauguration

US Presidentelect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration on January 20 according to his spokespersonThis is an example of President Trump creating an open dialogue with leaders of countries that are not just our allies but our adversaries and our competitors too the incoming White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitte told Fox News in an interview on ThursdayWe saw this in the first term He got a lot of criticism for it but it led to peace around the world He is willing to talk to anyone He will always put Americas interest first she said Leavitt however did not say if the invitation had been accepted by the Chinese presidentThe White House preferred not to comment on the merit of the invitation It is going to be up to Presidentelect Trump to decide whos going to sit with him there at that inauguration whos going to be there John Kirby from the White House told reportersWe have worked really hard on this most consequential of bilateral relationships The president met with Xi Jinping a number of times including recently And as you get ready to turn over things to the Trump team were turning over a USChina relationship that is in better shape than the one we found it in That doesnt mean that we dont have disagreements Kirby saidWe do and we will and Im sure they will too but were working hard on this relationship and well do that right to the end he said Responding to a question Kirby said it was not his place to pass judgment on the invitations to the inaugurationThats really for the Trump transition team The relationship is without doubt the single most consequential bilateral relationship that the United States has in the world And it is a relationship that is both fraught with peril and with opportunity he saidWhen we get ready to turn over to the Trump team we will make sure they are fully informed about everything President Biden has done and he has done a lot to get this relationship on a more stable footing and it will be up to them to determine how and to what degree they want to carry that forward Kirby saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever