Davos — Senior US officials hit back on Wednesday against suggestions that Donald Trump’s "America First" agenda was hurting globalisation and trade, setting an aggressive tone ahead of the US president’s visit to the World Economic Forum. World leaders including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Canada’s Justin Trudeau and Brazilian President Michel Temer, raised concern this week at the gathering in Swiss ski resort Davos about growing protectionism, in remarks that delegates said seemed aimed at Trump’s policies. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron were also expected to speak later on Wednesday. Under his America First agenda, Trump has threatened to withdraw from the North American free-trade agreement (Nafta), disavowed the global climate change accord and criticised global institutions including the UN and Nato. Trump is expected to arrive by Thursday and deliver a keynote address to the forum on Friday, mingling with the elite "globalists" ...
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