WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping will send a high-level envoy in his place to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Beijing has told Trump’s transition team that the official would attend instead of Xi,

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will send a high-ranking envoy to Donald Trump's inauguration, signalling a reduction in tensions between China and the incoming US administration. Source: Financial Times, citing several individuals familiar with the negotiations Quote: "China's President Xi Jinping will send a high-level envoy to Donald Trump's inauguration,

When all is said and done, the US and China have come to the reality that they still depend on each other. To that end, China’s President Xi Jinping will send a high-level representative to Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is reportedly choosing a high-level official to represent him at President-elect Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, in a break from diplomatic protocol of years past.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have been speaking through representatives and he believes the two leaders will get along.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping will be sending a high level envoy in his stead to attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, according to the Financial Times.