It is “critical” that Washington and Beijing continue to work together on climate finance. This was stated by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during a roundtable with experts in China.
Yellen is on a four day visit to China. You speak with senior Chinese officials, according to US media, to prevent relations between the rival superpowers from further deteriorating. “As the world’s two leading emitters of greenhouse gases and the largest investors in renewable energy, together we have the responsibility and the ability to lead the way,” she said.
Sensitive subjects
China and the United States have been at odds over a number of issues for years. The sensitive topics are human rights, Taiwan and trade. In any case, Yellen emphasized direct communication between capitals, in the economic field, but also to prevent conflicts.
For example, the Chinese deputy prime minister he spoke to said Beijing regrets that “unforeseen incidents” have worsened relations between the great powers. He was talking about the Chinese balloon that flew over the United States for some time and was eventually shot down. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken later canceled his visit to Beijing.
Despite a long list of hard-to-smooth wrinkles, Yellen has a significantly better shot at success than her Foreign Office colleague Anthony Blinken. “Blinken doesn’t sit well with the Chinese, Yellen does,” sinologist Boudewijn Poldermans of the Netherlands China Business Council told BNR last week.
Source: BNR
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