Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng has held talks with the US vice-president-elect J.D. Vance and tech billionaire Elon Musk at separate meetings in Washington ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to a "long and fruitful" relationship.

(250120) -- WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, as Chinese President Xi Jinping's special representative, meets with U.S. Vice President-elect J.D. Vance in Washington, D.C., the United States, Jan. 19, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

Vice President Han Zheng, China’s representative at Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, is a trusted adviser to President Xi Jinping, a long-time survivor of Chinese politics who rose from toiling on a collective farm and in factories to becoming one of the most powerful people in the country.

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said on Sunday that China is ready to work with the United States to adhere to the strategic guidance of the head-of-state diplomacy and follow through on the important consensus reached between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President-elect Donald Trump,

Vice President-Elect J.D. Vance resigned his Senate seat at midnight last night, just 10 days before he becomes vice president.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, but he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative. The decision, announced Friday ...

US president-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed TikTok before the US Supreme Court handed down its ruling upholding a law that would ban the social media platform in the ...

WASHINGTON — Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, but he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative. The decision ...

Donald J. Trump, a billionaire businessman whose meteoric rise in politics has repeatedly defied odds and reshaped the Republican Party, will be sworn in as the nation’s 47th president

Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, officially kicking off his second term in office after a historic political comeback from his defeat in 2020.

President-elect Donald Trump is spending the eve of his inauguration in a series of Washington events that celebrate his return to power as he prepares to move back into the White House at a time of deep national political divisions.