According to the Global Network reported on August 31, senior US official John Kerry is about to visit Tianjin, he is the special envoy for climate issues of US President Biden, this is Kerry's second visit to China this year, and domestic and foreign media have focused on it. The US Embassy in China issued a statement on the same day that in addition to China, Kerry will also visit Japan in the near future.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > who will receive the Biden envoy? </h1>
According to reports, Kerry's visit to China will last four days, lasting from August 31 to September 3, and China's special envoy for climate change, Xie Zhenhua, will be in charge of reception, and the two will hold face-to-face talks. The discussions involved the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and U.S.-China cooperation on climate change. In response to the above topics, the two sides will fully exchange views.
Kerry was the first senior official in the Biden administration to make an official visit to China. The last time he came to China was in April this year, when he led a delegation to Shanghai, and he was also in charge of receiving Xie Zhenhua. They discussed issues related to the global climate crisis and issued a joint statement after the talks.
At the time, xie zhenhua was less than two months away from becoming special envoy for climate change. On the issue of climate change, Xie Zhenhua has a wealth of work experience, and before taking office, he presided over the negotiations on China's accession to the Paris Agreement.
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In response to Biden's second visit to China, Chinese expert Wu Bing analyzed that the White House's move showed the importance it attaches to climate cooperation between the two countries.
Wu Bing believes that the climate problem is a global problem and has no national boundaries. In fact, the views of the Chinese, American and European parties on this issue are quite unanimous.
In recent years, global climate system warming has continued, with a marked increase in extreme weather events and rising risks. In response to climate change, China is vigorously developing environmental protection and actively promoting green energy.
The BBC recently noted that China's green energy technologies, such as the production of solar panels and large batteries, have led the world. China's wind power generation is also growing rapidly, with new wind power facilities in China more than three times that of any other country in 2020.
Cao Yue, a researcher at the UK's Overseas Development Institute, points out that China has led the global energy transition and that "we are now able to use increasingly cheap green energy technologies, and one of the reasons is China".
In terms of land greening, the BBC said that China is greening faster than any other country, mostly thanks to China's tree planting projects, which help reduce soil loss and reduce pollution.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > the meeting place was again chosen in Tianjin</h1>
It is also worth noting that the location of the Sino-US talks was once again chosen in Tianjin. It is the largest coastal open city in northern China and is very close to the capital, Beijing. Recently, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has hosted a number of foreign dignitaries here.
In July, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Sherman visited China, and Wang Yi flew from Chengdu to Tianjin to meet her. At that time, some reports pointed out that the venue of the meeting was not Beijing but Tianjin, which was for epidemic prevention and safety considerations. Sherman mentioned in the talks that China and the United States can cooperate in areas such as addressing climate change.
After Sherman's trip to Tianjin, Mongolian Foreign Minister Battszegg came to Tianjin the next day. Wang Yi warmly elbowed him at the meeting site, and the Chinese side also promised to do its best to help mongolia accelerate development.
Text/Three Fish