{"id":38759,"date":"2024-12-12T07:28:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T07:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=38759"},"modified":"2024-12-12T07:28:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T07:28:31","slug":"president-elect-usa-invites-president-xi-to-his-inauguration-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/president-elect-usa-invites-president-xi-to-his-inauguration-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"President elect USA invites President Xi to his Inauguration Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38760\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Trump_Xi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Trump_Xi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Trump_Xi-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>China Pakistan Monitoring Desk<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5>ISLAMABAD: President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration ceremony in Washington, DC next month.<\/h5>\n<h5>The invite was made in early November, shortly after Trump\u2019s Election Day victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, US media reported on Wednesday.<\/h5>\n<h5>It\u2019s unclear whether Xi has accepted the invitation. A spokesperson for the Trump-Vance transition team would not confirm or deny the report of Xi\u2019s possible historic appearance at the Jan. 20 inauguration.<\/h5>\n<h5>\u201cWorld leaders are lining up to meet with President Trump because they know he will soon return to power and restore peace through American strength around the globe,\u201d Trump-Vance transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.<\/h5>\n<h5>State Department records dating back to 1874 indicate that no foreign leader has ever attended a presidential inauguration, according to CBS News.<\/h5>\n<h5>Xi, 71, may not be the only world leader that attends the swearing-in ceremony.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UdoySdsUKe\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-november-2024\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 November 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 November 2024&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-november-2024\/embed\/#?secret=3ltS8fwq1D#?secret=UdoySdsUKe\" data-secret=\"UdoySdsUKe\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><strong>The report of XI\u2019s invite comes after Trump threatened to impose massive new tariffs on imports from China.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5>China-based ByteDance, the parent company TikTok, also faces a Jan. 19 \u2013 inauguration eve \u2013 deadline to sell the social media app or face a ban in the US.<\/h5>\n<h5>China-based ByteDance asked a federal court to temporarily halt the law requiring TikTok to be sold or banned by Jan. 19 until the Supreme Court can review.<\/h5>\n<h5>The emergency filing from TikTok\u2019s lawyers came after a US appeals court sided with the feds to uphold the law.<\/h5>\n<h5>That decision was a major setback for TikTok, which had argued that the law was unconstitutional and a violation of free speech.<\/h5>\n<h5>Without a pause, attorneys for TikTok and ByteDance said the law would \u201cshut down TikTok\u2014one of the nation\u2019s most popular speech platforms\u2014for its more than 170 million domestic monthly users on the eve of a presidential inauguration.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h5>The companies also hinted at the possibility of receiving help from President-elect Trump \u2013 who attempted to ban TikTok during his first term in office but has recently said he no longer supports a ban.<\/h5>\n<h5>An injunction would \u201cgive the incoming Administration time to determine its position\u2014which could moot both the impending harms and the need for Supreme Court review,\u201d TikTok and ByteDance said.<\/h5>\n<h5>The Supreme Court has yet to say if it will take up the case.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iZLbNWyU1H\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-december-2024\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 December 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 December 2024&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-december-2024\/embed\/#?secret=uefCDsbUvU#?secret=iZLbNWyU1H\" data-secret=\"iZLbNWyU1H\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China Pakistan Monitoring Desk ISLAMABAD: President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration ceremony in Washington, DC next month. The invite was made in early November, shortly after Trump\u2019s Election Day victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, US media reported on Wednesday. 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