Climate talks set to take a back-seat in US-China relations
US-Chinese cooperation in talking climate issues and carbon reduction will no longer be a “highlight” of the relationship between the two countries, according to the Deputy Director of China’s National Climate Change Strategy Research and International Cooperation Centre, Zou Ji. Zou said that with the election of Donald Trump, a self-described climate change sceptic, China should now look for other areas in energy over which the two countries can cooperate.

An environmental activist holds up a placard in Cleveland, Ohio, near the Republican National Convention site on July 18. Photo: AFP