Beijing – President Donald Trump’s granddaughter Arabella Kushner has once again played a bridging role in U.S.-China diplomacy.
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China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported that Trump played a video of Arabella reciting ancient Chinese poetry and verses from the Confucian text the “Three Character Classic” to Chinese President Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng) after they met at the Forbidden City ancient palace complex in Beijing on Wednesday.
Xi responded that Arabella’s Chinese deserved an “A-plus.”
Earlier this year, a brief video clip of Arabella singing in Chinese circulated to strong approval on the internet in China. The clip posted by Trump’s daughter Ivanka showed then 5-year-old Arabella singing best wishes for the holiday while playing with a traditional Chinese puppet.
The eldest child of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner started learning Mandarin from her Chinese nanny when she was just 16 months old
During Xi’s visit to the US in April, she sang and recited poetry – again in Mandarin – for Xi and Peng at President Trump’s Mar-a-Largo estate in Florida.
Ivanka Trump and daughter Arabella also made a surprise visit to the Chinese Embassy in Washington in February to participate in Chinese New Year festivities.
Trump thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng) on Twitter on Wednesday. He said: “THANK YOU for an unforgettable afternoon and evening at the Forbidden City in Beijing.” Trump added: “We are looking forward to rejoining you tomorrow morning!”
Trump is on a two-day visit to China. He hopes to press the rising Asian power on trade and North Korea.
The ceremony accompanying the U.S. president’s arrival Wednesday afternoon was elaborate even by China’s lavish standards. Trump and his wife, Melania, were met by Chinese and American dignitaries, soldiers, a band playing martial music and children waving miniature Chinese and American flags.
yidisha kup! ke’h
Oy Vey !!!!! KOL ISHA !!!!
Why does TRump love commies and dictators?
bli ayin hora, beautiful posting
So, does she also know the
Mah Nishtana.
Doubt it, as Phony as Grandpa
funny how of all grandchildren this is arabella- name meaning arab fairy.
It’s unimaginable that Chinese dictator Xi would show videos of his grandchildren on a trip to America. What a laughingstock Trumpie is, a simpleton when it comes to diplomacy. He was talking tough against China on the campaign trail, now he shows pics of his grandkids when over there. A true Yutz.