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Trump’s Invitation to Xi Raises Stakes for US–China Relations

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Trump’s Invitation to Xi Raises Stakes for US–China Relations
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event to address concerns about the threat of communist China to U.S. agriculture, at the Smith Family Farm in Smithton, Pa., on Sept. 23, 2024. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Alexander Liao
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has put Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the defensive by inviting him to the presidential inauguration.

With nearly four decades of journalism experience in Hong Kong, London, and the United States, Alexander Liao is an expert on China and world affairs. He currently hosts the Chinese-language Pinnacle View news analysis program on NTD, also available on YouTube and Ganjing World. Before joining The Epoch Times, he was a Hong Kong Bureau Chief for international media, an editor of various magazines, newspapers, and radio stations, and a columnist for top financial and current affairs newspapers in Hong Kong and Taiwan.