Following COP28, the U.N. climate conference in Abu Dhabi last year, China and the United States both announced the retirement of their climate envoys, Xie Zhenhua and John Kerry, respectively. This marks the end of an era led by prominent climate diplomats representing two of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters. Their successors, Liu Zhenmin on … Read more
The United Nations climate summit in Dubai was wrapping up last month when John Kerry, the U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, went to a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xie Zhenhua. A surprise was waiting for him: Xie’s 8-year-old grandson had brought Kerry a card for his 80th birthday. Kerry, who had signed the … Read more
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, left, and Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi, right, attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Credit: Florence Lo/Pool Photo via AP) Advertisement After Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in August 2022, U.S.-China climate conversations were frozen. This changed with … Read more
Advertisement U.S. climate envoy John Kerry was holding talks Monday with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing, as the United States seeks to restore contacts that were disrupted by disputes over trade, Taiwan, human rights, and China’s territorial claims. China’s official Xinhua News Agency said Kerry was meeting with Xie Zhenhua for the first extensive face-to-face … Read more