As Trump sows division, China says it’s the calm, dependable leader the world needs

As US President Donald Trump primed his arrival in Davos by sowing discord with allies – ramping up threats to take control of Greenland, vowing to levy tariffs on opponents of that bid, and leaking private messages from European leaders – Beijing took the cue to position itself as an alternative global leader.

And there’s a growing audience willing to listen.

Hours after Trump’s broadside, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng took the stage at the annual Alpine meet to insist that Beijing “has consistently acted on the vision of a community with a shared future and remained steadfast in supporting multilateralism and free trade.”

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