World leaders, entrepreneurs and activists are in Davos, Switzerland this week discussing the global economy, the impact of the China-US trade deal and climate change.
US President Donald Trump held a news conference Wednesday before flying back to the United States. He praised the strength of the US economy, called for reforms with the World Trade Organization, and said he hoped to engage soon in trade talks with the European Union after reaching trade deals with China, Japan, Mexico and Canada.
CGTN’s Guy Henderson reports.
Panel discussion with:
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- Einar Tangen is a political and economic affairs commentator.
- Paul Bledsoe is president of Bledsoe and Associates and served as a climate advisor for US President Bill Clinton.
- Anthony Chan is a former Chief Economist at JPMorgan Chase.
- Philippe Monnier is an International Business Executive.
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.@GretaThunberg has just given this message to Davos.
📕 Read more: https://t.co/j80IqPOt2T@TIME #howtosavetheplanet #wef20 pic.twitter.com/NwHFHtBjXP
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 21, 2020
International affairs should not be dictated by one or a few countries, explains Han Zheng, Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China at #wef20. Instead, we need to work together to bring about a brighter future: https://t.co/F5QCtrA0xk pic.twitter.com/ktn2HXqrlg
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 21, 2020
.@vonderleyen, President of the @EU_Commission, discusses the urgency of reacting to climate change https://t.co/pvXf6havSD #wef20 pic.twitter.com/2nFte3ieJ5
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 22, 2020
.@ImranKhanPTI, Prime Minister of Pakistan, says his priority is to create a humane and just nation https://t.co/IjI54mRFJ4 #futureofworkandsociety #wef20 pic.twitter.com/VKeyYomhtu
— World Economic Forum (@wef) January 22, 2020