US, Europe fear of China's dominance threatens climate fight, says Xi's Envoy

US, Europe fear of China's dominance threatens climate fight, says Xi's Envoy
Liu in Beijing on April 10. (Image: Bloomberg)
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(Bloomberg) -- Efforts by the US and Europe to stem China's dominance in green technologies risk stalling the fight against global warming, according to the veteran diplomat tasked by Xi Jinping to represent the top polluter on climate issues.Liu Zhenmin, appointed in January as Xi’s Special Envoy for Climate Change, this month heads for his first in-person meetings in the US since taking the role. Those talks come at a crucial juncture for international cooperation – with scepticism about pledges to phase out fos...

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