Ivanka Trump's Chinese-speaking daughter gets star status at festive Chinese embassy

Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai talks with Ivanka Trump during the Chinese New Year reception at the Chinese embassy in WashingtonD.C. on Feb 2, 2017. [Photo by Zhao Huanxin/China Daily]

When Ivanka did have some questions while touring "Chinese New Year traditions in Beijing" and other art shows at the embassy, her five-year-old, who has been learning Mandarin, was there to help. A video clip showing her reciting a simple ancient Chinese poem in Mandarin two months ago has since gone viral on Chinese social media.

Throughout the tour at the embassy, Ivanka knelt down several times to talk with her daughter, who seemed to be enjoying her new present.

"She is my translator," a smiling Ivanka told Chinese Ambassador Cui Tiankai.