China's Xi 'expressed sympathy' to Trump after shooting: spokesperson

A supporter of former US President Donald Trump waves a flag near his residence at Mar-a-Lago after hearing about an apparent assassination atempt during his rally in Pennsylvania, in Palm Beach, Florida, on July 13, 2024. Donald Trump was hit in the ear in an apparent assassination attempt by a gunman at a campaign rally on Saturday, in a chaotic and shocking incident that will fuel fears of instability ahead of the 2024 US presidential election. - AFP The 78-year-old former president was rushed off stage with blood smeared across his face after the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, while the gunman and a bystander were killed and two spectators critically injured. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)

BEIJING (AFP): China's President Xi Jinping expressed his "compassion and sympathy" to Donald Trump on Sunday, a spokesman said, following an assassination attempt on the former US president during a rally in the United States.

"China is closely following the situation surrounding the shooting of former President Donald Trump," a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said in a statement. - AFP