The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

US, China seek thaw on climate as world broils under extreme heat

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry was resolute as he sat across from his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday: The global warming crisis “cannot be solved” without both nations working together, he said.

Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2023

Henry Kissinger meets China’s defence minister in surprise visit to Beijing

Ex-US secretary of state’s meeting with Li Shangfu comes amid hopes of improved ties between two countries

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023

US climate envoy says new US-China cooperation needed in face of global warming

Global warming poses a threat to all humankind and requires a new kind of cooperation between China and the United States, US climate envoy John Kerry told Chinese officials on Tuesday.

France 24 · Jul 18, 2023

John Kerry in Beijing: how red China is turning green

US climate envoy John Kerry arrived in Beijing yesterday on a mission to restart long-paused environmental negotiations with China.

The Week · Jul 17, 2023

US climate envoy meets Chinese counterpart on hottest ever day in China

John Kerry arrives in Beijing as temperature hits 52.2C in Xinjiang – where authorities tell workers and students to stay at home

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2023

Afternoon Update: climate crisis hits as temperatures soar above 50C; Australian rescued after two months in Pacific; and a Women’s World Cup guide

China and US meet to begin climate talks in Beijing to address a ‘challenge to all of humanity’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 17, 2023

Climate envoy John Kerry in Beijing talks as US seeks to raise China relations from historic low

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is holding talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing as the U.S. seeks to restore contacts with China amid disputes over trade, Taiwan, human rights and territorial claims

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

New Zealand PM says Pacific region less secure amid China’s rise

Chris Hipkins says Beijing exerting influence is ‘major driver’ of increasing competition in the Indo-Pacific

The Guardian - AU · Jul 17, 2023

Yellen eyes China de-escalation, but lifting tariffs ‘premature’

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. should look for ways to further “de-escalate” tensions with China, though it would be premature to eliminate the tariffs imposed on it by the Trump administration.

Tribune News Service · Jul 16, 2023

US special envoy John Kerry in China to restart stalled climate talks

US special envoy for climate John Kerry arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a three-day visit aimed at renewing bilateral cooperation on climate change between the world’s two biggest polluters. His trip follows on the heels of two other high-profile visits by US officials in recent weeks after years of…

France 24 · Jul 16, 2023