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The Biden administration is spotlighting three powerhouse Asian countries in advance of the climate summit this week, nations whose commitment to slashing carbon emissions could prove key to the meeting’s success.
China, Japan and South Korea are the world’s biggest funders of coal-fired power plants around the globe and the administration is looking to win their agreement to deep cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade.
Leaders from 40 countries have been invited to the virtual summit at the White House, which is in some ways a dry run for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, this November. It’s also a test for the Biden administration and whether it can claim a leadership role in the battle against climate change after four years of retreat on the issue under President Trump.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will take part in US President Joe Biden s climate summit being organised virtually on Thursday and Friday in which several world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will participate. At the invitation of Biden, President Xi will attend and deliver an important speech at the Leaders Summit on Climate on Thursday by video link from Beijing, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday. Biden has invited 40 world leaders, including Modi, to the two-day conference beginning April 22, which according to a While House statement will underscore the urgency and the economic benefits of stronger climate action. It will be a key milestone on the road to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) this November in Glasgow, the statement said.
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At the invitation of Biden, President Xi will attend and deliver an important speech at the Leaders Summit on Climate on Thursday by video link from Beijing, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.
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Chinese experts consider invitation to Xi for the summit as a positive signal for the China-US relationship, facing growing tensions on a number of issues like Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will take part in US President Joe Biden s climate summit being organised virtually on Thursday and Friday in which several world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will participate.
China President Xi Jinping to attend Joe Biden s climate summit
Chinese experts consider invitation to Xi for the summit as a positive signal for the China-US relationship, facing growing tensions on a number of issues like Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will take part in US President Joe Biden s climate summit being organised virtually on Thursday and Friday in which several world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will participate.
At the invitation of Biden, President Xi will attend and deliver an important speech at the Leaders Summit on Climate on Thursday by video link from Beijing, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.