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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4187490/Donald-Trump-s-granddaughter-sings-Mandarin.htmlBy SIMON HOLMES and CHRIS SPARGO
* Ivanka Trump attended a lunar new year party at the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC
* She went with her daughter Arabella as the guest of China's ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai
* Ivanka posted a new video of Arabella performing a song in Mandarin on Thursday to her Instagram page
* The 5-year-old started learning Mandarin when she was just 18 months old
* Some web users praised the Trump family for the idea while others said they wanted a greeting from the President Trump himself A video clip of President Donald Trump's granddaughter singing in Mandarin to celebrate Lunar New Year has gone viral in China.
The clip posted by Trump's daughter Ivanka, after their visit to the Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C., shows 5-year-old Arabella Kushner wishing a happy new year while playing with a traditional Chinese puppet.
Arabella started learning Mandarin when she was only 18 months old, and the video has been viewed over 18 million times alone on Chinese social media website Weibo since being uploaded to Ivanka's Instagram page on Thursday.
A video clip of President Donald Trump's granddaughter singing in Mandarin to celebrate Lunar New Year have gone viral in China
Year of the Rooster: Ivanka Trump attended a party celebrating the lunar new year on Wednesday night at the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC (Ivanka above with daughter Arabella)
Welcome: She attended the event with her daughter Arabella as the guest of China's ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai (Ivanka above shaking hands with her host after arriving at the event)
Viral: On Thursday morning, Ivanka posted a very public thank you to Ambassador Tankai in the form of a video that she uploaded to her Instagram which showed daughter Arabella performingDonald's granddaughter has a history of celebrating the Chinese New Year, and this is the third year in a row that Ivanka has shared videos of her little girl performing a song or poem in honor of the holiday.
Last year, Arabella donned a red Chinese-embroidered dress as she sang a poem in Mandarin.
The businesswoman's only daughter was filmed saying happy new year in Mandarin in 2015 as well.
The most recent video and Ivanka's visit of the Embassy have received mixed reviews from Chinese web users with some praising the idea while others feel the president snubbed China by not sending his own greetings.
'Trump's daughter visits China's embassy and wishes China a happy New Year! The daughter understands more than the father,' one Weibo user commented.
Chen Zhijun a gold salesman said: 'A bridge of friendship is needed between China and the U.S.'
Arabella, who has been learning the language since she was 18 months old, donned a red embroidered dress as she sang a poem in Mandarin to celebrate the Chinese New Year in 2016
