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China Davos snub goes viral

25/01/2012 | Sid Verma

China's historic decision to miss the World Economic Forum is rich in symbolism and has stirred debate

As the gods of finance, policy wonks, as well as self-proclaimed and actual global leaders twiddle their thumbs in Davos as the eurozone crashes, there is one notable absentee: China.

Here's how the Twitterverse responded to China's decision not to send high-level officials to the World Economic Forum, for the first time in 30 years, as a well as a general discussion on all things financy in China:

  

In the coming years, controversy might rage over the absence of eurozone leaders at the so-called Summer Davos in Dalian. Perhaps. 

Further reading:

China breaks 30-year tradition with Davos - FT

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