Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry departed Beijing Wednesday after Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China would work on climate in its own time and “never” be influenced by other countries on climate policy, Bloomberg reported.
According to the Associated Press, Vice President Han Zheng told Kerry during a Wednesday meeting that China will work with the U.S. on climate so long as political demands are met.
On Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during China’s National Ecological Environmental Protection Conference that the country will determine the timing and method of China’s climate initiatives and will “never be influenced by others,” according to Bloomberg.
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Kerry conceded on Wednesday – the last day of his trip – that the U.S. and China need more time to “break new ground” on combating climate change.
“We’re not finished finding the pathway with clarity on both sides that will allow us to achieve what we need to achieve,” Kerry said, according to Bloomberg. “We both agreed to continue this bilateral effort.”
Kerry also said during a Wednesday press conference that “nothing will get in the way” of dealing with the climate crisis, according to a News18 live stream on Wednesday.
Han said that addressing climate change was “an important aspect of China-U.S. cooperation” but could only be predicated “on the basis of U.S. attendance to core issues that concern both parties, fully engaging and exchanging ideas.”
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According to the State Department, Kerry’s Beijing trip started on July 16. He is the third Biden administration official to visit China in the last five weeks, preceded by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
NBC News reported that Kerry hinted during his trip that President Biden could meet with Xi during the Asia-Pacific Economic Leaders’ Summit in November.
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