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Biden wants to be the climate president. He’ll need some help from Xi Jinping.
(New York Times, 13 Nov 2020) The U.S.-China relationship is at its lowest point in a half century, but there are also converging interests on global warming.
If Joseph R. Biden Jr. wants to be known as the first climate president of the United States, he will have to engage his biggest rival on the world stage: President Xi Jinping of China.
Mr. Biden and Mr. Xi, though, are locked in a very difficult relationship that makes climate cooperation a bit like a couple in divorce court trying to plan their child’s wedding. And, unfortunately for the American president-elect, he won’t be starting from a position of strength.
Mr. Xi’s China, which on Friday ended days of conspicuous silence on the election result by congratulating Mr. Biden, dominates the production of clean energy goods, including solar panels and electric vehicles.
New York Times, 13 Nov 2020: Biden wants to be the climate president. He’ll need some help from Xi Jinping.
