China envoy defends emissions, criticizes U.S. under Trump
The Hindu
Despite China's status as an economic powerhouse, its leaders argue that factors that include China's modest per-capita income make it a developing country still.
China is at a “special development stage” that warrants its current status as the world's biggest emitter of climate-damaging fossil fuel pollution, the nation's senior climate negotiator said Tuesday.
Xie Zhenhua, a special climate envoy for China, spoke to reporters at the, Scotland.
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