Chinas president Takes Centre Stage at the World Economic forum. And theresa may is suspected to signal a ha rd theresa may is suspected to signal a hard brexit in a speech later today. Welcome to Asia Business report. Chinas president is expected to urge for more inclusive globalisation as the World Economic forums annual meeting kicks off in switzerland. Xijinping forums annual meeting kicks off in switzerland. Xi jinping will be the first president to attend the summit from his country and this years gathering in the Alpine Resort Of Davos focuses on how leaders should respond to growing populism and protectionism. Tanya beckett has more. There is a chill wind in davos this year and there is a chill wind in davos this yearandi there is a chill wind in davos this yearand i am there is a chill wind in davos this year and i am notjust talking about extremely low temperatures and piles of snow. The political backdrop is also pretty unforgiving. Top names from the worlds of business and
Later well be live in davos where for the first time in the history of the event a chinese president will attend. Well be getting the inside track on what this tells us about chinas Global Business ambitions. And its being reported that flying cars could be about to take off for real. Today we want to know what sci Fi Technology you would like to see becoming a reality . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Good to have you with us. A warm welcome. Theresa may will today deliver a highly anticipated speech on the uks future outside the European Union. That will be in just a few hours. The speech will focus on Global Britain and how the uk can be an outward facing nation as it seeks new post Brexit Relations with its trading partners. Reports over the weekend suggest the british Prime Minister will use todays speech to signal the uk will pull out of the eu Single Market, although Downing Street described this as speculation. It was all over the papers on the weekend, various le
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