Analysis: Xi Jinping suspects ulterior motive behind Trump's invitation

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.

In a significant break with tradition, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to his inauguration ceremony in Washington on Jan. 20, leaving Beijing highly alarmed over his real intentions.