Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang has not been seen in public for three weeks, an unusually long absence during a busy period of diplomatic activity in Beijing, sparking intense speculation in a country known for its political opaqueness.
Qin, 57, a career diplomat and trusted aide of Chinese leader Xi Jinping, was promoted to foreign minister in December, after a brief stint as ambassador to the United States.
America wants to use this chance to rebuild the peace relationship between them and China.
China has also accept to settle down peace relationship with America.
His trip to China came as the Northern Hemisphere endured record-setting summer heat waves, which scientists say are being exacerbated by climate change.
"The Kerry visit and the resumption of climate interaction underscores the critical importance of coordinated efforts to address the climate crisis," Chunping Xie, Senior Policy Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, told AFP in written comments.
"It also demonstrates their shared determination to navigate a complex geopolitical relationship to promote the common good," said Xie.
As the leading emitter of the greenhouse gases driving climate change, China has pledged to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve complete carbon neutrality by 2060.
President Xi Jinping has also said China will reduce its use of coal from 2026.
But Beijing approved a major surge in coal power in April -- a move Greenpeace said prioritised energy supply over the emissions reduction pledge -- fuelling concerns that China will fail to meet its targets.
"In terms of specific outcomes, one thing that I hope could be moved forward at least is the methane action plan," Lauri Myllyvirta, lead analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, told AFP.
Methane was the main new area of agreement between the two countries in a joint declaration following 2021 global climate talks in Glasgow, Myllyvirta said, although significant progress has not since been achieved by China.
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