DAVOS, Switzerland — US President Donald Trump said his government looks forward to "doing very well with China and getting along with China" during a virtual address delivered to the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Global economic policymakers had been braced for an economic firestorm from the new U.S. administration but instead got a surprisingly restrained start from Donald Trump, who remains big on rhetoric but more cautious on action - for now.

In his speech at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang highlighted the constancy of China's commitment to multilateralism by recalling a similar message that President Xi delivered to the same event eight years ago.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday and Beijing said he told the known China hawk that the direction and tone of U.S.-China ties had been set by their leaders and he hoped Rubio would play a constructive role for the good of the people of both countries.

In his first foreign policy speech, to the World Economic Forum, Mr Trump emphasised his willingness to work with Beijing. He spoke warmly of Xi Jinping, the Chinese premier, telling the assembled business leaders and politicians in Davos that the two men had a “very good” relationship and he looked forward to “getting along with China”.

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Ding Xuexiang also tells Davos that Beijing isn’t pursuing a trade surplus and there are ‘no winners in a trade war’.