On October 3, 2020, President Xi Jinping sent a sympathy message to the US President Donald Trump on the COVID-19 infection of the president and his wife.

Xi Jinping said in the sympathy message that he learns Mr. President and Ms. Melania Trump are infected with COVID-19 and he and his wife Peng Liyuan would like to extend their sympathy to and wish President Donald Trump and his wife could recover as soon as possible.