6-year-old Arabella is still Trump's greatest diplomat in China
She's only six years old, but she might be Donald Trump's greatest diplomatic tool for China.
The U.S. president took a video of his granddaughter, Arabella Kushner, along to China this week, specially made for Chinese president Xi Jinping.
The video, which was later released on Chinese state media, showed Arabella opening her performance with a greeting for the Chinese president and his wife, Peng Liyuan.
"Hello Grandpa Xi. Hello Grandma Peng," she says, before launching into a song.
It is common in China to address older people with affectionate terms like "Grandma" and "Grandpa."
According to state media, Xi praised Arabella's performance calling it "A+". He said she was already a star in China, adding that he hoped she could visit China in the future.
And he wasn't the only fan. Chinese social media was filled with nothing but praise for the six-year-old.
"This little girl is so energetic. I hope she makes contributions to China and America's relationship in the future," said one user on Chinese social media platform Weibo.
"How cute is this? Her Chinese is awesome," one said.
"She is so cute. I hope she comes to China and helps build a bridge between our two countries," a user added.
This isn't this first time Arabella has charmed China with her linguistic skills.
She first performed in front of President Xi and his wife during the duo's visit to the U.S. earlier this year. Arabella sang and recited poetry in Mandarin for the Chinese president at Trump's golf club, Mar-a-Lago.
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A video of Arabella singing a song for Chinese New Year earlier this February also went viral in China, and gained some 18 million views in 24 hours.
According to Ivanka, Arabella owes her Mandarin fluency to a Chinese nanny, who has been teaching her since she was just one.
And that's how the U.S.'s tiniest ambassador became its greatest.
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Yvette is a Viral Content Reporter at Mashable Asia. She was previously reporting for BBC's Singapore bureau and Channel NewsAsia.
