WASHINGTON—Donald Trump has told advisers he wants to travel to China after he takes office, according to people familiar with the discussions, seeking to deepen a relationship with Xi Jinping strained by the president-elect’s threat to impose steeper tariffs on Chinese imports. Trump visited Beijing in 2017, nearly a year into his first term. Aides…
A Connecticut contingent marched in opposition to the impending second term of President Donald J. Trump in Washington, D.C., Saturday, carrying signs and expressing concern about the fate of racial minorities, the LGBTQ+ community, women, immigrants and the environment over the coming four years. The People’s March, organized by a coalition of nonprofits including the…
Just days from Donald Trump’s inauguration, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates revealed he had a three-hour dinner with the President-elect, calling the meeting “intriguing” and “impressive.” “I had a chance, about two weeks ago, to go have a long and actually quite intriguing dinner with him,” Mr Gates told The Wall Street Journal. Their conversation, which…
The Chinese foreign ministry says Vice President Han Zheng will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Trump team said in December that it had invited Chinese leader Xi Jinping, but Xi will not attend. Foreign heads of state do not usually attend US presidential inaugurations. China’s foreign ministry says it is sending Vice President Han Zheng…
US President-elect Donald Trump said he would welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping at his inauguration on January 20 next year, but added that no formal agreement had been made. “If he would like to come, I would love to have him. But there is nothing much discussed,” Trump said. He added that the two leaders…