Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets U.S climate envoy in Beijing to discuss sustainable development.
China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, met with John Podesta, the U.S. Senior Advisor for International Climate Policy, on Friday.
Wang, who is also China’s foreign minister and a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, highlighted that this year marks 45 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and the United States.
Reflecting on these 45 years, Wang emphasized that China and the U.S. should act as partners rather than rivals, suggesting that both nations should work to support each other’s successes instead of engaging in harmful competition.
China is ready to collaborate with the U.S. based on the shared understandings reached by the two presidents in San Francisco. Wang stressed the importance of finding a positive way for the two major countries to coexist and strive for a stable, sustainable relationship moving forward.
Wang also reaffirmed China’s commitment to green, low-carbon, and sustainable development, noting that cooperation on climate change is a key element of bilateral relations and essential for implementing agreements made by both presidents. He acknowledged the progress made this year in climate-related cooperation and called on the U.S. to maintain policy stability, respect China’s concerns, avoid protectionism, and join forces to tackle global challenges.
Podesta, in turn, affirmed that addressing climate change is a major consensus between the two nations and a crucial part of the U.S.-China relationship, as well as global cooperation efforts.
He noted that collaboration between the U.S. and China on climate issues will benefit not only the people of both nations but also the world at large. Podesta expressed the U.S.’s willingness to strengthen communication and coordination with China and engage in constructive cooperation.
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