China urges US not to withdraw from Paris accord on climate change ahead of Trump visit
But whatever happens, Beijing will implement deal and ‘fulfil 100 per cent of its commitments’, negotiator says
China’s top climate change official has called on the United States not to withdraw from the Paris agreement ahead of an important conference on the subject and Donald Trump’s planned visit to Beijing next week.
Xie Zhenhua, the country’s chief negotiator on the Paris accord, said on Tuesday that Beijing still wanted to cooperate with Washington on climate change negotiations.
“We hope the US will come back to the big family of the Paris agreement … and make positive contributions to our home Earth,” Xie said at a press conference in Beijing. “Whatever happens, China will implement the Paris agreement and fulfil 100 per cent of its commitments.”
A global climate conference will be held in Bonn, Germany, this month, with nearly 200 nations working on a “rule book” to implement the pact signed in the French capital in 2015.
Developed countries should provide a clear timetable for reducing emissions and offer financial and technical support to developing nations to help tackle climate change, Xie said.