APEC Summit: ‘Under Xi, China has real problems’, says US President Joe Biden
White House and the Chinese government. Biden arrived at San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday afternoon and Xi landed shortly after. The Chinese president was welcomed on the tarmac by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, California Gov.
Gavin Newsom, and US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns. The United States and China on Wednesday pledged to work more closely together to fight global warming and declared that the climate crisis is “one of the greatest challenges of our time", AFP reported. The announcement came ahead of a summit between presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in San Francisco.
It further fuelled hopes that the two nations could mend relations following years of turmoil over issues including trade, human rights, and the future of Taiwan. In a joint statement, the United States and China recognize that the climate crisis has increasingly affected countries around the world. “And they re-committed to the 2015 Paris climate accord goals of holding global warming to well below 2C while pursuing efforts to limit the increase to 1.5C.
They will work together... to rise up to one of the greatest challenges of our time for present and future generations of humankind," the statement read. The two sides agreed to develop their respective methane reduction targets for inclusion in their 2035 emission-cutting plans, known as Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs.
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