Chinese leader Xi Jinping may not have personally accepted US President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to his inauguration, but Beijing has taken the rare step of dispatching a top official to join the swearing-in ceremony in Washington.

U.S. Vice President-elect JD Vance met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng to discuss key issues just before taking office. Topics included fentanyl, trade balance, and regional stability. The meeting follows a phone call between President-elect Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussing similar concerns,

Vance and Han “discussed a range of topics including fentanyl, balancing trade, and regional stability,” the transition team said

President-elect Donald Trump held what he described as a “very good call” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday that touched on some of the most vexing issues in the U.S.-China relationship.

Here is a look at the foreign leaders who are coming to Washington for the 60th inauguration: Chinese President Xi Jinping was the first foreign leader whose invitation to the inauguration became public in December. Xi will not attend but is sending Vice President Han Zheng.

China's Vice President Han Zheng to Attend Trump Inauguration HONG ... more to stop trafficking of the highly addictive narcotic fentanyl. He threatened tariffs in excess of 60% on Chinese goods ...