BEIJING — US envoy John Kerry will visit China this week for climate change talks — the first official trip under the Biden administration — in a trip Washington hopes will put aside diplomatic spats and focus on joint environment challenges.
Kerry’s trip comes shortly after a testy meeting in Alaska between two top Biden administration officials and their Chinese counterparts, with tensions high on a number of fronts.
But the former secretary of state has said climate needs “to stand alone” and the visit to Shanghai will focus on areas of potential cooperation.
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