Why China's Xi Jinping Is Unlikely to Attend Donald Trump Inauguration

US President-elect Donald Trump has invited Xi Jinping to his inauguration next month, CBS reports, citing multiple sources. Bloomberg senior editor Bill Faries discusses why the Chinese leader is unlikely to attend.
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[boyah]

China will not waste time on this. Really a stupid idea

[上正止]

After making every wrong prediction on China for the past 2 decades or more, this station finally got one prediction correct.

[TaipoRoad]

It is not safe to go. This is someone who is low enough to detain Meng Wanzhou…

[smash_]

If I were in Xi shoes, I wouldn't attend it. It's none of my business. It's a total waste of 14 hours and 40 minutes of time to fly there. Why would you attend a 3rd world country that does not do fair trades?

[huggybear]

Invite India Modi, he'd start practicing his English, "Yes Sir! Whatever you sais." 😅

[you-to-beornot-to-be]

Xi is way toooo busy keeping China no free time to baby sit fools.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[BrowseAndLook]

The Chinese spend time on substance, not fanfare.

[RDstar]

If a leader shows no respect for others, there's no point in wasting time attending their inauguration. Mutual respect is essential, especially in Asian culture.

[Whitfield]

The analysis is idiotic! If Xi does attend, and if Trump dares to say or do anything disrespectful, Xi would just stand up and leave in the middle of his show! You think Xi is a lowly "shithole country" beggar that would just sit there for you to be impolite? A throng of reporters will want to ask Xi for his reaction and this will become a number one headline for days, if not much longer. Now let's see who will be embarrassed more. Being an invited guest to your party, then you insult him?! Even most Americans will be shocked at such moronic behavior.

[iankeeley]

Why would the leader of China waste time on trump?.
😅😅😅. What give trump a bigger ego

[上正止]

So bad manners of the American of ridiculing a leader of a country as 51st state, though Trudeau itself is not a good character.

[kristianham]

Today China calls the shot and he does not need to accept such invitation from a bully.

[Way]

Xi's got much better things to do.

[OptimusPrime-xx]

He doesn’t have time to play games with Trump

[markc]

No not right for Xi to attend according to Chinese tradition, but give face to an erratic Trump by sending a high official delegation too.

[archu]

I also think Xi wont come because a lot issue such as Putin allied, Safety, recent tariff, Taiwan interference and etc. But i think Xi will welcome Trump to China.

[البيتالسعيد-بر]

Beeter question would be "Why WOULD Xi attend Trump's inauguration?"

[chisomahamba]

When did any Chinese leader attend US Presidential inauguration 🤔. Is this supposed to be news 😂.

[Thaddeus-mlif]

Xi Jinping is no Trudeau. Trump respects him.

[Brightly]

Its a very stupid question comes from stupid journalists