Vice President-elect JD Vance meets with Chinese counterpart
Trump transition officials confirmed to CBS News that Vice President-elect Vance met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Sunday.
Han is in Washington, D.C., for Monday’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
“Vice President-elect Vance and Vice President Han discussed a range of topics, including fentanyl, balanced trade and regional stability,” the transition said in a statement.
Han is one of several foreign officials expected to attend Trump’s inauguration with the Argentine president Javier Mileyitalian prime minister Georgia Meloni and the wife of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro because he is unable to leave the country. According to State Department records dating back to 1874, no foreign leader has ever attended a transfer of power ceremony.
Trump transition spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told CBS News in December Trump invites Xi Jinping to attend inauguration ceremony. She told Fox News on Thursday that this was an example of Trump “having an open dialogue with leaders of countries that are not only our allies but also our adversaries and competitors.”
The contacts with Chinese officials come as other expected members of the Trump administration, including his pick for secretary of state, Sen. Marco Rubio, have been critical of the Chinese government. period Rubio’s confirmation hearing last weekHe called China “the most powerful and dangerous near-peer adversary this country has ever faced.”
Additionally, over the weekend TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance Access to its popular app restricted Controversy has erupted in the United States over a law set to take effect on Sunday aimed at forcing ByteDance to divest from the company. The app was taken offline in the United States on Saturday night, but was replaced by a message saying, “Fortunately, President Trump has said he will work with us on solutions to restore TikTok once he takes office.”
The app was reinstated for U.S. users on Sunday after Trump said in a social media post that he would issue an executive order extending the time the law is in effect.
TikTok CEO Shou Chew yes Also looking forward to Attend Trump’s inauguration on Monday.
