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In the shadow of tensions: US and China announce joint agreement to address climate crisis
In addition to reporting that there will be a virtual summit between US President Biden and Chinese President Jinping on the issue, the two countries have said they will work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions this decade. The only way to do this work "
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Thursday, 11 November 2021, 06:55 Updated: 07:04
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In the video: Anthony Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States (Photo: Reuters)
The United States and China have announced a joint agreement to "improve ambition" on climate change, saying they will work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions this decade.
This, following China's commitment for the first time, to reduce methane, the greenhouse gas.
Earlier it was reported in Politico that this coming Monday, there will be a virtual summit between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The agreement between the two countries - the world’s largest polluters - surprised thousands of participants gathered for the UN climate summit in Scotland. China and the United States, rivals facing growing tensions over trade, human rights and other issues, have spoken as allies in the fight against global warming.
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Despite the tension.
Floods in China (Photo: Reuters)
"We both see the challenge of climate change as existential and serious," said Xi Zhenhua, China's climate envoy. "As two great powers in the world, we must take our due responsibility and work together and work with others in the spirit of cooperation to deal with climate change."
John Kerry, the US special envoy for climate, followed Shay's comments and said that "the United States and China have many differences," he said. "But climate, cooperation is the only way to make this work."
Still, The joint agreement was short in detail, with no new timetable from China to reduce emissions, and China has not set a ceiling on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases before they start to go down. But did not specify how much or for how long.
Model of an American destroyer set up by China for an exercise, ahead of an optional naval clash with the United States (Photo: Reuters)
The tension between the two could only be seen this week when the US military conducted experiments on the Iron Dome system on the island of Guam amid fears of a Chinese missile attack.
Although the system used by Israel to defend against rockets from the Gaza Strip cannot deal with advanced Chinese missiles, it is part of a wide range of military equipment deployed by the United States in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Pentagon defines the massive upgrade the Chinese military is undergoing as the biggest challenge facing America.
This month the Pentagon released a report warning that China is expanding its nuclear arsenal much faster than US officials predicted just a year ago.
The report states that Beijing's goal seems to be to equal or surpass American supremacy by the middle of the current century.
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