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.

Canadian officials did not immediately respond.

The announcement is a reversal for Trump, who initially initially praised the agreement with China as something Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney "should be doing."

President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to slap 100% tariffs on Canadian imports if America’s second-biggest trading partner makes a trade deal with China.

The mullahs have declared victory. Their thuggish Basij militiamen have retreated to their lairs. Municipal workers are scrubbing the blood from Tehran’s pavements.

The United States and China have signed off on a deal that would hand control of TikTok’s U.S. operations to a group of investors backed by the Trump administration, according to a White House official.

China installed 561 gigawatts of wind power electricity by the end of 2024, easily the largest amount in the world. The U.S. is second.

U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized a number of current and former political leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos.