Chinese President Xi Jinping is not expected to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next month.

Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt confirmed the president-elect’s invitation on “Fox and Friends” Thursday after it was first reported by CBS News Wednesday night, telling the Fox hosts it was “an example of President Trump creating an open dialogue with leaders of countries that are not just allies but our adversaries and our competitors, too.”

Strategic Analysis Australia founding director Michael Shoebridge says US President-elect Donald Trump will have a “deal-based relationship” with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “Anyone that thinks he’s going to just whack big tariffs on China and that’s what’s going to happen is wrong,

President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to his inauguration in January, though it's unclear whether he plans to attend. In an interview Thursday on Fox News' "Fox and Friends," incoming White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the invitation had been extended to Xi.

President-elect Donald Trump has invited China 's President Xi Jinping to his inauguration in January, his spokesperson said Thursday. Incoming White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed reports about the invitation on Fox News on Thursday morning.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping would likely see President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to attend his inauguration as too risky to accept, and the gesture from Trump may have little bearing on the increasingly competitive ties between the two nations as the White House changes hands, experts say.

China's ambassador to the U.S. is expected to lead a delegation of senior officials at Trump's Jan. 20 ceremony, instead of President Xi Jinping.

President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to his inauguration next month, according to multiple sources.

Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s incoming White House press secretary, confirmed the invitation on Fox and Friends on Thursday morning.

A face-to-face meeting, sooner rather than later, is essential to set the tone of the bilateral relationship over the next four year

As Donald Trump prepares to be officially inaugurated as president of the United States for a second time, his friends — and some foes — will be jostling for a front-row seat.

President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders to his inauguration next month.