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"The relationship between the US and China is the most important in the world,
and it has been unstable and sometimes under extreme stress in recent years.
But a recent meeting between presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in California
may bring new momentum for global climate action.
Climate change is a priority area of cooperation for the two countries, and a
key document was released just ahead of the presidents’ meeting. The
Sunnylands Statement on Enhancing Cooperation to Address the Climate Crisis
reaffirms the two countries’ support for climate action and further
institutionalises their cooperation.
The leaders of both countries understand that solving the climate crisis
requires global collective action – especially from the world’s two largest
polluters, who between them account for 44% of the world’s carbon emissions.
Even during crisis time in their bilateral relations, the US and China still
tried to maintain regular exchanges on climate change thanks to strong personal
ties between their climate envoys.
With Israel-Gaza and the long-lasting Ukraine-Russia war both creating problems
for US foreign policy, Biden wants to rebuild the relationship with China. At
the same time, China eagerly wants to reduce tensions in order to remove trade
and investment restrictions imposed by the US. Climate change is a way for the
two countries to rebuild trust."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
