U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told China\u2019s top diplomat Wang Yi on Tuesday that he hopes addressing the threat of climate change can be a path of cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n
“We are very hopeful that this can be the beginning, not just of a conversation between you and me and us on the climate track, but that we can begin to change the broader relationship,” Kerry told Wang during a visit to Beijing.<\/p>\n
The U.S. State Department said Kerry emphasized the need for China to \u201caccelerate decarbonization, reduce methane emissions, and address deforestation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The United States and China are the world\u2019s top greenhouse gas emitters.<\/p>\n
Wang said China believes the two countries can \u201cfind a proper solution to any problem\u201d through renewed dialogue.<\/p>\n
Kerry also met Tuesday with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, who said the U.S. and China should strengthen coordination to address the \u201cdaunting challenge\u201d of climate change.<\/p>\n
Tuesday\u2019s talks followed a meeting Monday between Kerry and his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua.<\/p>\n
Kerry is the latest U.S. official to travel to Beijing in recent months amid a push to improve relations, following the trips of Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.<\/p>\n
Some information for this report came from The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and Reuters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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