The US and China wrapped up five days of climate change talks on Wednesday.
The US president’s special climate envoy, John Kerry, said he had “comprehensive and constructive discussions” with his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua over the past five days until Wednesday. The meeting was held in California for the second time since Kerry’s visit to China in July. Kerry said on X, referring to UN Climate Change Conference of Parties in United Arab Emirates scheduled for next month:
“We reached common ground on a number of issues that we expect will prove productive in these critical weeks ahead of COP28.”
The two sides exchanged “comprehensive and in-depth views on realising the spirit of the summit” between the leaders of China and the US held in Indonesia last year. Beijing-based daily Global Times reported:
“Positive outcomes were achieved on bilateral cooperation and action on climate change, as well as joint efforts to ensure the success of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN.”
Kerry became the third senior US official, after Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, to visit China this year in an effort to restore stable bilateral relations. Both countries say they should be able to co-operate on climate change despite other differences.
