China warns that political tension between Beijing and Washington could undermine efforts to cooperate in the fight against climate change.
Wang Yi, the Chinese foreign minister, told John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy for climate change, that the United States saw the two sides' joint efforts against global warming as an"oasis," the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement.
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga meets with Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry in Tokyo on August 31, 2021.Kerry told Wang that Washington wanted China to do more on climate, a State Department spokesperson said. Kerry is in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin for face-to-face talks with Xie Zhenhua, China's special climate envoy, on the countries' joint response to the climate crisis.In a separate video meeting with Kerry, Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng urged the United States to"create a good atmosphere of cooperation," Xinhua, China's state-run news agency, said on Thursday.
Climate watchers hope the talks will bring more ambitious pledges from both countries to fight greenhouse gas emissions.
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