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Xu Yi-chong, Professor of Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University

China: still the world’s biggest emitter, but also an emerging force in climate diplomacy

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Seven years seems a lifetime in politics. In 2017, President Donald Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement. It prompted Canada, China and the European Union to convene an urgent meeting to reaffirm political commitment to global climate action.

The successful meeting became an annual event which, this week, took place in Wuhan, China – just as the prospect of another Trump presidency looms large.

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