President-elect Trump’s Inauguration Day is less than a week away and he’s begun to plan who will attend various events in Washington to mark his return to the White House. Trump has invited many

Donald Trump’s second inauguration will break with tradition as a number of populist and strongmen foreign leaders have been invited to attend.

Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping, who will not be attending the event but is expected to send a highly placed envoy. Some of the names that have come forward include Vice President Han Zheng or Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

As Donald Trump's inauguration is set to take place on January 20, a lot of speculations over who will attend the grand event are doing rounds on social media.

Here are some of the autocratic world leaders who may be in Washington to cheer on Trump as he rings in his second term.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, but he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng attends a meeting with Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China January 11, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Pool/File Photo HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Vice President Han Zheng will attend U.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will skip US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday but will send Vice President Han Zheng instead, the country’s Foreign Ministry said.