At the invitation of the United States, Vice-President Han Zheng, President Xi Jinping's special representative, will attend the inauguration ceremony of President Donald Trump on Monday in Washington, D.C.

"China follows the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation in viewing and growing its relationship with the US," a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in a statement on Friday.

"We stand ready to work?with the new US government to?enhance dialogue and communication, properly manage differences, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, jointly pursue a stable, healthy and sustainable China-US relationship and find the right way for the two countries to get along with each other," the spokesperson added.