WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping will send a high-level envoy in his place to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Beijing has told Trump’s transition team that the official would attend instead of Xi,

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will send a high-ranking envoy to Donald Trump's inauguration, signalling a reduction in tensions between China and the incoming US administration. Source: Financial Times, citing several individuals familiar with the negotiations Quote: "China's President Xi Jinping will send a high-level envoy to Donald Trump's inauguration,

China’s President Xi Jinping will send a high-level envoy to Donald Trump’s inauguration, in an unprecedented move designed to reduce friction between the countries at the start of the new US administration.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have been speaking through representatives and he believes the two leaders will get along.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is dispatching a high-ranking official to the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, in lieu of Ambassador Xie Feng, in a move that breaks tradition. Newsweek has reached out to the Trump team and Chinese Foreign Ministry by email with requests for comment.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will be sending a high level envoy in his stead to attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, according to the Financial Times.