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China s President Xi Jinping Will Join Joe Biden For Virtual Climate Summit This Week
Beijing said that Chinese President Xi Jinping will be joining his American counterpart Joe Biden for a virtual climate summit scheduled for this week.
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Amid US-China political tensions, Beijing said on April 21 that Chinese President Xi Jinping will be joining his American counterpart Joe Biden for a virtual climate summit scheduled for this week. US President has invited at least 40 leaders including Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet at the start of Earth Day on April 22. As per a Bloomberg report, China’s Foreign Ministry has said that Xi will be joining the summit via video link on Thursday. The confirmation of Xi’s presence at the summit comes in the backdrop of both nations being at odds over a range of issues.
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Smokes rises from forest fires in Altamira, Para state, Brazil, in the Amazon basin, on Aug. 27, 2019. Credit: Joao Laet/AFP via Getty Images
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PM Modi to participate in climate summit on April 22
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In the virtual event, world leaders to exchange views on climate change, enhancing climate actions
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In the virtual event, world leaders to exchange views on climate change, enhancing climate actions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join other global leaders on Thursday to participate in the Leaders’ Summit on Climate, a virtual event which will reflect the concerns of U.S. President Joe Biden regarding climate change. President Biden had called for the summit in March saying that the event will reflect the “urgency” to stop climate change.
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