Chinese President Xi Jinping and a handful of European leaders. LONDON — It's that time of year when the great and the good gather for the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. A slew of heads of state, politicians and business moguls are ...

I was among 700 people in the hall to hear Donald Trump address the World Economic Forum in Davos. I wondered whether his blunt style landed.

In 2017, weeks after Donald Trump’s first presidential election victory, Xi Jinping became the first Chinese head of state to address the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland — winning applause as he inveighed against protectionism and declared that a trade war would hurt both sides.

The Swiss town of Davos will this week host what amounts to an exclusive watch party for the season premiere of Donald Trump’s second term. The annual gathering of the World Economic Forum (WEF), held in the alpine resort each January,

In his first speech at the World Economic Forum of his second term, US President Donald Trump voiced optimism about Sino-American relations while warning of tariffs on companies that do not manufacture stateside.

"If you don’t make your product in America, which is your prerogative, then very simply, you will have to pay a tariff."

On the campaign trail last year, President Donald Trump talked tough about imposing tariffs as high as 60% on Chinese goods and threatened to renew the trade war with China that he launched during his first term.

Trump took multiple jabs at China, including the spread of COVID from Wuhan and Beijing’s unfair trade practices. Despite that, he appeared willing to engage with Xi to fulfil a promise he has fallen

The president targeted Europe for trade inequities and encouraged countries across the globe to invest in manufacturing in the U.S.—or face steep duties.

China is not seeking a trade surplus and is willing to import more competitive and high-quality products and services to balance trade, Ding Xuexiang, the country’s vice premier, said on Tuesday.

During a Q&A Thursday with the World Economic Forum, one of the panelists asked President Trump about China: "We know that you called President Xi Jinping last Friday..." President Trump corrected: "He called me,

Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with global finance and business leaders including Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon during a private lunch in Davos on Tuesday.