Donald Trump's election may have been greeted with skepticism in China, but it seems the President-elect may have someone he can call on to help smooth over relations with Beijing - his grand-daughter.

A video of Arabella Kushner, daughter of Ivanka Trump, reciting a poem in Mandarin has gone viral.

The five-year-old was recorded in February, but an Instagram post by her mother has been widely shared since Trump's election win.

The video has been shared widely in China following Arabella's grandfather's election victory

Wearing a traditional Chinese dress, Arabella recited the poem, which dates back to the Tang Dynasty, to mark Chinese New Year.

It has been met with approval in China, where the Republican's campaign had been controversial.

Arabella with her mother Ivanka and grandfather Donald Trump on election day

SONG OF THE GOOSE: THE POEM ARABELLA RECITES The poem Arabella recites translates as 'Song for the Goose'. Goose, goose, goose, She is singing towards the sky, with her beautiful neck bending in such lovely curve. Her pure white feather coat floats on the Jade green water Her red feet stir crystal wave on the lake surface. Advertisement

Arabella was widely praised for her pronunciation, with one Instagram user posting: 'She is so adorable! Love the poem.'

But another wrote on Ivanka's post: 'Your dad will terminate business with Chinese. Your daughter won't need to know the language anymore.'

Another joked that Trump wanted someone who speaks Mandarin in his close circle so he can find out if people are insulting him.

During his election campaign, Trump accused China of illegally subsidising exports, manipulating its currency and stealing intellectual property.

Parents: Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner outside their New York apartment yesterday

State media outlets in China cast the US election as the embodiment of America's democracy in crisis, with the state-run Xinhua News Agency saying the campaign had highlighted that 'the majority of Americans are rebelling against the US's political class and financial elites'.

But Chinese President Xi Jinping said he looks forward to working with Trump in a 'constructive' way.

Xi wrote to the President-elect: 'I highly value China-US relations and am looking forward to working with you to expand cooperation in all fields, including in bilateral, regional and global aspects.'

Trump's campaign proved controversial in China, where state media outlets claimed the result highlighted that 'the majority of Americans are rebelling against the US's political class and financial elites'

He said he expects they would 'manage differences in a constructive way, in the spirit of non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect, cooperation and win-win'.

State media outlets in China cast the US election as the embodiment of America's democracy in crisis, with the state-run Xinhua News Agency saying the campaign had highlighted that 'the majority of Americans are rebelling against the US's political class and financial elites'.