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Kerry Told China To Follow Own Climate Path: SCMP

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SCMP reporting that according to two sources, China has rebuffed attempts by US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry's efforts to secure commitments on emissions before the COP26 summit. Supposedly Chinese diplomats told Kerry that China would not 'bow to US pressure', and instead that 'China already has its own plans and road map for achieving its climate goals,'

  • Kerry has been in Tianjin this week for talks with China's chief climate affairs negotiator Xie Zhenhua, VP Han Zheng, Foreign Minister Wang Yi and leading diplomat Yang Jiechi.
  • On Thursday Kerry stated that climate talks were "not a geostrategic weapon or tool" to disadvantage China.

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