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Davos elite nod along as Trump threatens world domination

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Davos has been for this first week the alternative pole of the Trump second term, writes Simon Tisdall .

The world is trying to decide just how much Trump might damage the global trading system.

The rest of the world does have some counter leverage, once it decides to get back up after the Trump whirlwind.

The prediction that the tech bros would be tearing strips out of each other in the court of Trump began to come true within hours , rather than months .

While the US is streets ahead of Europe , its standing against China is more uncertain.

Some in Europe also see a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attract top researchers.