President Xi rebukes 'inward-looking' countries in climate risk warning

Michael Holder
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Chinese President urges global cooperation on climate change as he delivers coded warning to Trump in address to economic summit

Chinese President Xi Jingping underscored climate change as a key threat to the global economy while delivering a veiled shot at the Trump administration over its Paris Agreement stance, in comments during...

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