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China waiting for a signal ahead of climate summit

Xi Jinping will attend Joe Biden’s climate summit starting today. China wants to become climate neutral by 2060, but its climate record so far is very contradictory. While Beijing is investing heavily in renewable energy, it is also spending heavily on heavy industry. At the climate summit, Xi is expected to commit to a more ambitious climate strategy.

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Christiane Kühl
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So now it’s clear: China’s President Xi Jinping will attend the virtual climate summit hosted by his US counterpart Joe Biden starting today, Thursday. He will give an “important” speech, foreign office spokeswoman Hua Chunying announced on Wednesday. It will be interesting to see what Xi has to say.

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