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 next month, according to multiple sources.

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.

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.

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

Xi Jinping has snubbed President-elect Donald Trump ’s invitation to the inauguration, according to reports. The Chinese president was invited to Trump’s second inauguration on January 20, but sources confirmed the leader would not be attending, CNN reports.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month, CBS News reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources.

According to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin did not receive an invitation to the inauguration of Donald Trump’s presidency in the USA, which is planned for January 20. However, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to attend the ceremony.

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.

A growing number of nominees for key positions in the US president-elect's administration are sharp critics of the Chinese government