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China’s Xi Jinping and California’s Gavin Newsom strike positive tone on climate cooperation
- Chinese president says Beijing and Washington have ‘huge potential’ to partner on green development during meeting with California governor
- Newsom’s talks with Xi are part of climate-focused tour that has sparked controversy back home
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Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting California Governor Gavin Newsom that collaboration with the United States on green development and climate change has “huge potential”, echoing the governor’s positive tone following a raft of high-level meetings in Beijing.
“It is completely possible for us to strengthen cooperation [in aspects like green development and climate change], and make it a new highlight for the development of China-US relations,” Xi told the governor on Wednesday.
Xi said the economic interests of the two countries were “closely intertwined” and they should work towards a mutually beneficial direction.
The Chinese leader said he “highly valued” cooperation on the local and industry levels, adding that there was “huge potential for China and the US to cooperate in areas like green development and climate change”.
The Democratic governor, who has advocated for ambitious climate policies, arrived in the Chinese capital to promote climate partnership after touring Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou starting on Monday.
After meeting Xi, Newsom told the press they had “accelerated progress on climate in meaningful and substantive ways”.
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