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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a virtual meeting Wednesday with U.S.climateenvoy John Kerry, who is in China’s northern city of Tianjin forclimatetalks.
Both agreed thatclimatecooperation between the two major powers is critical.
Speaking via video link, the Chinese foreign minister said that China-U.S. climate cooperation will benefit humanity, but such cooperation cannot be isolated from worsening relations.
He urged Washington to take concrete actions to put theirbilateral relationshipback on track.
"We have shown our sincerity. Everyone who met with you will have to spend two weeks in quarantine, but we’re willing to pay that price, to discuss cooperation with the U.S. on affairs of mutual concerns," said Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister. "As two major powers, cooperation is our only correct option and the sincere expectation of the international community."
Former U.S.Secretary of State expressed his hope that the two sides could increase their desireto achieve leadership in climate change, and their commitment to fully implement the 2015 Paris Agreement.
"Given the science and what’s happening, we all gonna be dealing with this for the rest of our lives," said John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. "This challenge is as big as any that we face on a global basis, and China, my friend, plays a super critical role."
Amid political tensions between China and the U.S., climate change is one of the few areas where the two major powers are working together.
The upcoming COP26 in Glasgow will be a unique opportunity to demonstrate such cooperation and leadership.
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