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STORY: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration in January.That's according to a CBS News report on Wednesday.It said that Trump invited Xi right after the November 5 election, but it’s unclear if he accepted.It would be unprecedented for the leader of China, a major U.S. rival, to attend a U.S. inauguration.The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.Trump said in an interview with NBC News last Friday that he and Xi 'got along very well' and recently communicated.However, he has picked several China hawks for key posts, including Senator Marco Rubio as secretary of state.Trump said he will add a 10% tax on Chinese goods if China doesn’t do more to stop the illegal trade of the drug fentanyl. He also warned of higher tariffs, over 60%, on Chinese goods during his campaign.In November, China warned of a possible trade war if Trump makes good on his campaign pledge to raise tariffs.