One Week Later, Chinese Response To Biden's Climate Meeting Invitation Still Uncertain
A week after getting an invitation from the United States
to attend a global leaders’ climate summit, Beijing said it was still considering whether to take part, highlighting the challenges it faces in dealing with Washington.
Analysts said the response from China on Thursday underscored a political dilemma for Beijing, which had pinned its hopes on resetting deeply troubled bilateral ties through climate cooperation.
In its first official response to the invitation issued by US President Joe Biden on March 26, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Thursday that Beijing was yet to decide whether it would attend the gathering of leaders from more than 40 countries.
“[We] have received the invitation and are carefully studying it,” she said. “The Chinese side will make our contribution to the global fight against climate change and is willing to strengthen cooperation with the international community with our input.”
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