Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, but he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative.

Vice President Han Zheng, China’s representative at Donald Trump’s inauguration, is a trusted adviser to President Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the afternoon of the 21st at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, state-run China Central Television (CCTV) reported. However, CCTV did not disclose the specific content of the discussions between President Xi and President Putin.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference on Tuesday to reaffirm and enhance the

President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talked on the phone on Friday over a variety of issues with China announcing that its vice president will attend inauguration ceremonies on Monday.

Alexey Maslov conceded that formally the virtual talks were unrelated to the inauguration of US President Donald Trump

Trump signs series of executive orders, including pardoning Jan. 6 rioters and pulling U.S. from Paris climate accord. Follow along for live updates and analysis.

MOSCOW/BEIJING (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed on Tuesday how to build ties with Donald Trump, prospects for a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine and Moscow's firm support for Beijing's position on Taiwan.

Rubio called China the "most potent, dangerous adversary" during his confirmation and is expected to work with India, Japan, and Australia to counter this.

The discussion between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping was held in the wake of the Trump administration coming to power in Washington