Clinton: "No time to delay" for US-China climate agreement

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Secretary of state argues US and China will set the pace and direction for the world's "clean energy future"

Climate change is expected to be near the top of the agenda as US president Barack Obama prepares to meet his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao during Hu's state visit to Washington. Speaking in a wide-ranging...

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