Assertive China Emerges at Climate Summit

摘要

A surprisingly proactive China is putting pressure on the US and Japan over key sticking points in international climate negotiations in Cancun. China said this week it is willing to write its domestic targets for slowing greenhouse gas emissions into a binding UN agreement. Although its pledges would remain non-binding and voluntary, some climate experts say it marks a positive position shift and could provide a breakthrough for the UN climate talks taking place in Cancun.