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Xi Jinping delivers robust defence of globalisation at Davos

Posted by seumasach on January 18, 2017

It is precisely the fact that China is now leading globalization which has led to growing anti-globalization sentiment and rhetoric amongst Western elites. Up till now they have never been concerned about people being”left behind by globalization”. Brexit Britain and Trump’s America now seem to think they can “contain” China. This is a delusion: China has already forged deep ties globally with its win/win approach a welcome contrast to the West’s “winner takes all” approach

FT

18th January, 2017

China’s president launched a robust defence of globalisation and free trade on Tuesday, drawing a line between himself and Donald Trump just three days before the US president-elect’s inaugural address in Washington.

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