US champions ’free and fair trade’ as Davos forum awaits Trump’s arrival

US officials have hailed America’s commitment to free and fair trade despite possible retaliation by China over new US import tariffs.

US officials have hailed America’s commitment to free and fair trade despite possible retaliation by China over new US import tariffs, as Donald Trump prepares to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin and commerce secretary Wilbur Ross spoke to journalists as the gathering of business leaders, globalists, academics and other elites prepares for the US president’s arrival tomorrow.