U.S. climate envoy, John Kerry has told China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi that he hopes addressing the threat of climate change can be a path of cooperation between the two countries.
“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 was quoted as telling Wang during a visit to Beijing.
The United States and China are known to be the world’s top greenhouse gas emitters.
Wang said that China believes the two countries can “find a proper solution to any problem” through renewed dialogue.
On Tuesday, Kerry also met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, who said the U.S. and China should strengthen coordination to address the “daunting challenge” of climate change. Tuesday’s talks followed a meeting Monday between Kerry and his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua.
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According to reports, 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.
Story was adapted from VOA.
