China to send high-level delegation to Trump's inauguration in Xi's place

Yesterday:

• Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month

The headlines on this were greeted with hails of improving relations between the US and China. Seriously. I wasn't impressed with such analysis:

• That's a long bow to draw on an invitation, but there you go.

Anyway, Xi says No.

Via Senior White House correspondent, @CNN