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WATCH: Chinese Go Crazy Over Trump’s Mandarin-Speaking Granddaughter

Joseph Curl

President Trump may not speak Mandarin (and he does say “China” kind of funny), so on his trip to the big red nation, Trump brought along someone who does — Arabella Rose Kushner, his 6-year-old granddaughter.

During Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, when the leaders strolled through the ancient Forbidden City, Trump showed Xi a video of his granddaughter. In it, Arabella greets “Grandpa Xi and Grandma Peng” and then sings several Mandarin ballads. She concludes by reciting an ancient Chinese poem — all in Mandarin.

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