United States of America And Chinese They shake hands again. After a year plagued by diplomatic tensions, the American president Joe Bidenand its Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinpingmeet face to face in San Francisco to address key issues for both powers. economy to nuclear programcontinues his role in both war between Russia And Ukraine like bombings Israel about Loop.
“I value our conversation because I believe it is important that you and I, leader to leader, understand each other clearly (…) We must ensure that competition does not turn into conflict. We must also manage it responsibly.” After welcoming the Chinese leader, Biden said:
“For two great countries Chinese And United States of AmericaTurning our backs is not an option (…) Planet Earth is big enough for both countries to succeed, and the success of one country is an opportunity for the other,” Xi replied. “I firmly believe in a promising future. bilateral relations”.
climate agreement
Both reach this summit with a first milestone under their arms. washington And Beijing They signed an agreement in which they committed to increase the partnership in the fight against climate change and in reducing greenhouse gases.
In the joint statement, United States of America and China admit they play a “significant role” in global response climate crisis and are committed to collaborating to “confront one of the greatest challenges of our time for present and future generations of humanity.” They also announced the formation of a working group to achieve concrete commitments during what they called the “critical decade” of the 2020s.
Likewise, they reiterated their commitment with a statement. G20China, which also includes China and the United States, wants to triple the level of renewable energy production worldwide by 2030 and accelerate the implementation of such technologies in its own economies over the next decade.
climate change
Statement by China and the USA, the two largest emission sources greenhouse gasesA day before the summit of the leaders of the 21 economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) begins in San Francisco, a positive tone already fills the face-to-face meeting in which Biden and Xi will star this Wednesday. It will conclude on Friday.
It also occurs before the Conference. United Nations The Climate Change Conference, known as COP28, will be held in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December.
Climate change has become an area Beijing And washington They have found points of cooperation in recent years. Cooperation between Xi and the then US president Barack Obama (2009-2017) allowed the Paris Agreement to be signed in 2016.
Obama’s successor, donald trump (2017-2021) removed the United States from this agreement in 2017, but Biden, as Obama’s vice president, put North American power back into the cooperation framework aimed at limiting the agreement. global warming 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels (the limit is 2 °C).