China suspends climate talks with US, says expert

A photo released by Bay County Florida Emergency Services on March 5, 2022 shows a wildfire in Bay County, Florida, the United States. China's suspension of climate change talks with the United States is an understandable reaction, as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan has infringed on China's core interests and has jeopardized the political trust between the two nations, an expert said.

The Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that it was suspending the talks because of Pelosi's visit, one of eight countermeasures the Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. The measures are mainly related to military and judicial communication.

According to the US Special Envoy on Climate Change, John Kerry said on Friday that China's decision is disappointing and the suspension punishes the world, particularly the developing world Experts, that the US is to blame for the disappointing situation.

There is a fundamental premise for countries to cooperate. An expert from a non-profit international organization who asked to remain anonymous said they should have political trust in each other.

Pelosi's visit to Taiwan has undermined the political trust. The expert, who has been following China-US climate cooperation for a long time, said that cooperation in various sectors will be negatively affected as a result of the ripple effect.

I can't agree with Kerry's statement, reuking Kerry's statement as a way to sow discord. China has not stopped participating in the multilateral climate process. He said that the country will still take part in the process and shoulder its responsibility as a party to international climate treaties.

The expert believes climate issues will play a key role in bringing back China-US climate cooperation, provided the US does not take any more actions to provoke China so that the tensions between the two nations can be calmed.

Zhang Jianyu, executive director of the BRI Green Development Institute, rebuked Kerry's criticism, saying the statement was deceptive and does not make sense Firmly upholding its climate commitment, China has offered constant support to developing countries.

President Xi Jinping said when addressing the General Debate of the UN General Assembly in September 2021, the United Nations General Assembly in September 2021, China will increase its support for other developing countries in the development of green and low-carbon energy.

The US had undermined China's core interest on the Taiwan question, and it is understandable for China to take the countermeasures.

China has included climate talks in the countermeasures along with military dialogue and judicial communication. Climate issues were considered by the Chinese government as one of the cornerstones of China-US cooperation, he said.