Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday warned the international community against starting a “new cold war” at the virtual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
“To build small circles or start a new Cold War, to reject, threaten or intimidate others, to willfully impose decoupling, supply disruption or sanctions, and to create isolation or estrangement will only push the world into division and even confrontation,” Xi said during his opening remarks. “We cannot tackle common challenges in a divided world, and confrontation will lead us to a dead end.”
The president also took a swipe at the Donald Trump-led United States administration for various moves targeting China. While he did not mention the US policies directly, he called for avoiding conflicts such as cold war and confrontations on trade and technology. “History and reality have made it clear, time and again, that the misguided approach of antagonism and confrontation, be it in the form of cold…
