Washington: President-elect Donald Trump has extended an invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping for his January 20 inauguration, CBS News reports.

Trump reportedly invited Xi in early November, shortly after the election, but it remains unclear whether Xi has accepted. The Chinese embassy in Washington has not commented.

Trump's team is preparing to host several world leaders at the Capitol in January. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has a close relationship with Trump and visited him at Mar-a-Lago this week, is "still considering" attending, according to CBS News.

"World leaders are eager to meet with President Trump because they believe he will soon return to power and restore global peace through American strength," said Trump transition spokesperson Karoline Leavitt.

Tariff Threats and TikTok Ban

Recently, Trump threatened to increase tariffs on Chinese imports and set a January 19 deadline for TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the app or face a US ban. TikTok is currently appealing the ban in court after losing a bid to block it last week, CBS News reports.

In a historic political comeback, Trump won a second term as President of the United States, securing 295 electoral votes in the 2024 election, defeating Democratic rival Kamala Harris, who received 226 votes. Trump's return to the White House marks only the second time in US history that a president has served two non-consecutive terms, the first being Grover Cleveland in 1884 and 1892. Trump previously served as President from 2016 to 2020.

With ANI inputs