Trump's granddaughter welcomes Xi in Mandarin, 9 years after singing a Chinese folk song for him
Arabella Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's 15-year-old granddaughter, greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping in Mandarin at the White House last week, nine years after she first sang for the Chinese leader.
Arabella Trump, granddaughter of former President Donald Trump, greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan in Mandarin during the leaders' state visit to Washington in September 2022. Arabella's Mandarin skills were on display during the arrival ceremony on September 24, and the Chinese couple praised her progress, with Xi reportedly giving her an A+ in the language.
The family sat together during the event, including Ivanka Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Arabella's Mandarin journey began when she was just 18 months old, and she was taught by a Chinese nanny. The leaders' visit marked the first time Xi had been to Washington in over a decade, reciprocating a 2017 state visit to Beijing by Trump.
In April 2017, Arabella and her brother performed a Chinese folk song for Xi and Peng at Mar-a-Lago, and later that November, Trump showed Xi a video of Arabella singing in Mandarin and reciting the Three Character Classic at the Forbidden City.
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