WASHINGTON, D.C.: While Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative. China's foreign ...

President-elect Donald Trump has invited several foreign leaders to his inauguration, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. This is a departure from ...

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, as Chinese President Xi Jinping's special representative (left) meets with US Vice President-elect JD Vance in Washington. Xinhua/AP Donald Trump’s inauguration, ...

Their attendance marks the first time world leaders have been present at a U.S. president’s swearing-in ceremony, a historian ...

Han’s attendance at the Trump inauguration comes as Trump has broken with precedent set by recent administrations to invite foreign leaders, including Italy’s right-wing leader Giorgia Meloni ...

Historians say this is the first time foreign heads of state or government attended a US presidential swearing-in ceremony.

A handful of world leaders attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration at the U.S. Capitol, including Argentinian President Javier Milei and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Photo from ...