BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Davos Agenda of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Jan. 25 in Beijing via video link, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday.

Spokesperson Hua Chunying announced that Xi will attend the meeting and deliver a special speech at the invitation of Klaus Schwab, who is founder and executive chairman of the WEF.