Chinese Vice President Han Zheng Will Attend Donald Trump's Inauguration
JAKARTA - Chinese Vice President Han Zheng is scheduled to attend Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th President of the United States.
"At the invitation of the US side, Presidential Special Representative Xi Jinping and Vice President Han Zheng will travel to Washington, the capital of the United States, to attend President Trump's inauguration ceremony on January 20," the Chinese Foreign Ministry website said. , Saturday, January 18th.
Donald Trump's inauguration as US President marks the 60th inauguration of the position in US history and marks Trump's second term as President.
Trump will be the second president in US history to serve in two separate terms, after President Grover Cleveland. He will hold office as president of the 45th and 47th US.
"China always views and develops relations between China-US in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperation," the statement said.
China is said to be willing to strengthen dialogue and communication with the new US government, manage differences well, expand mutually beneficial cooperation and jointly encourage the development of stable, healthy and sustainable China-US relations, and find the right way for China and the US to interact in the new era.
Donald Trump and vice president-elect JD Vance' inauguration ceremony will be held at the US Congress Building (US Capitol) on Monday, January 20, 2025 at 12 noon local time.
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The inauguration was carried out with a Position Oath Making Ceremony representing national reform and leadership continuity.
However, unlike previous inaugurations, Donald Trump's inauguration will be moved into the room of the US Congress Building, not outside the building like the previous presidential inauguration, as temperatures are expected to be very cold.
Trump's inauguration is expected to take place in the coldest air temperature in 40 years.
The inauguration ceremony which was moved into the US Congress building had previously occurred at the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan's second term in 1985.