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Swiss president calls for open markets and stable institutions in WEF speech

Ding Xuexiang, Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China, left, and Swiss Federal President Karin Keller-Sutter, right, shakes hands after a bilateral meeting on the sideline of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

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