Xi Twists Biden’s Arm at Davos: The Chinese president pitches his vision of globalism to the world.

American Spectator ^ | 1/27/2021 | John Jiang

[RightGeek]

Xi Jinping’s kick-off appearance at the winter Davos week this Monday had a simple message for newly inaugurated President Joe Biden: bring America back into the fold, or suffer the consequences.

The speech, which opened and closed with World Economic Forum (WEF) Chairman Klaus Schwab heaping praise on Xi, was the Chinese president’s first appearance at Davos since he spoke there in 2017.

The atmosphere this time around was no less surreal, at least at first glance. What is the strongman leader of the largest communist nation in the world doing headlining the premier event for the world’s free-trading liberal internationalist elite?

Of course, there is no real mystery here. China’s use of global organizations to its advantage has been evident as far back as its entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). The WTO’s kowtowing to China throughout the coronavirus pandemic was an embarrassment observed by the entire world.

In light of the past year, Xi’s speech had the tone of a victory lap crossed with a warning directed at the United States. The overarching theme was globalization and transnational integration — the more of it, the better, and no need to read the small print.

Building an “open world economy,” according to Xi, means keeping “the global industrial and supply chains stable and open” and upholding “the multilateral trading regime,” a thinly veiled dig at the hawkish trade policy pursued by the Trump administration in the past four years.

Such openness would also require taking down “barriers to … technological exchanges.” Technology transfers, both illegal and voluntary (in exchange for business deals) constitute perhaps the single greatest method of wealth extraction by China against the United States.

[GOPJ]

Xi Jinping’s kick-off appearance at the winter Davos week this Monday had a simple message for newly inaugurated President Joe Biden: bring America back into the fold, or suffer the consequences.

Hunter Biden thinks he can work things out with the Chinese... Hunter's also bought a new mansion in Martha's Vineyard and one out West next to Bill Gate's mansion. If you think Hunter's corrupt you will be sent to a re-education camp...

[dfwgator]

Hunter Biden thinks he can work things out with the Chinese...

Reminds me of this guy in Die Hard...

[Sirius Lee]

paid for with 1.5 billion dollars that he nor his family have ever disputed.

Can't dispute what no reporter will ever ask him. Very convenient.