U.S. special climate envoy John Kerry concluded his three-day trip to Beijing with no agreement on further actions to slash carbon pollution.
The official Xinhua News Agency quoted Vice President Han Zheng as telling Kerry that addressing climate change was “an important aspect of China-U.S. cooperation,” but was predicated on mutual respect.
He said it must proceed “on the basis of U.S. attendance to core issues that concern both parties, fully engaging and exchanging ideas,” APFLASHBACK: John Kerry defends China, the world’s single biggest emitter, from criticism as he scolds the rest of the world to do more During this week’s visit, Kerry told China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, that President Joe Biden’s administration is “very committed” to stabilizing relations between the world’s two biggest economies as they seek to restart high-level contacts.
Ties between the countries have hit a historic low during the Biden administration amid disputes over tariffs, access to technology, human rights, China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea and threats against self-governing Taiwan, AP noted. John Kerry said the “biggest thing” he’s doing in his “lifestyle” to combat climate change “is traveling around the world, trying to do diplomacy” on climate.
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