{"id":1974444,"date":"2023-07-16T12:58:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T16:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-china-policy-under-scrutiny-as-kerry-is-set-to-meet-ccp-officials\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T13:01:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T17:01:06","slug":"bidens-china-policy-under-scrutiny-as-kerry-is-set-to-meet-ccp-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-china-policy-under-scrutiny-as-kerry-is-set-to-meet-ccp-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerry&#8217;s meeting with CCP officials raises questions about Biden&#8217;s China policy."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-china-policy-under-scrutiny-as-kerry-is-set-to-meet-ccp-officials%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1974444&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n\u200c  <\/p>\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0716\/7f41eb83-7db8-4ae3-adac-cbaf191ae948\/audio.mp3?length=6565869&#038;duration=547\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>President\u200d Biden&#8217;s Climate Envoy\u200c Arrives\u2062 in \u200cBeijing for Talks<\/h2>\n<p> \u2062\u2062 <\/p>\n<p>President \u200bBiden\u2019s \u2063climate envoy John Kerry arrived in\u2064 Beijing \u200bon July 16 for three days \u2063of talks, \u2064becoming \u2064the\u200c third \u2062U.S. official to travel\u200c to\u200b China\u2063 in\u2062 less \u200dthan two months.<\/p>\n<p>  \u2063<\/p>\n<p>While \u2064climate \u200ctalks will dominate the discussions between Kerry and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) \u200dofficials, it remains to \u2063be seen \u200bwhether these \u200dtalks will\u200b actually\u200b lead \u2064to \u200dan improvement of bilateral\u2064 ties\u200c since\u200c there \u200dwasn\u2019t\u2063 any\u200c major \u2063breakthrough \u2064following the \u2064trips\u2062 to China by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken \u2062and Treasury Secretary\u200d Janet Yellen.<\/p>\n<p>  \u200c<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kerry \u200ctold Congress that climate\u200d change\u2064 is\u2063 pressing, \u2064noting it\u2019s important for\u200b the\u2063 United \u200bStates\u200d and \u2062China to find \u200cways to work together \u200din addressing it.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cChina is the world\u2019s\u2062 second-largest\u2062 economy, and as the world\u2019s largest \u2064emitter, It\u2019s critical \u2062to our being able to solve this problem,\u201d Mr. Kerry said \u200dat\u2063 House Committee\u200d on \u2064Foreign Affairs\u2064 subcommittee \u200dhearing on\u2064 July 13. \u2062Failing to engage with \u200dChina \u201cwould \u200bbe malpractice of the worst\u200d order, diplomatic and\u2063 political,\u201d\u200b he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr.\u200d Kerry is set \u200bto meet China\u2019s special climate envoy Xie Zhenhua as\u2063 well as\u2063 other\u200b senior Chinese officials.\u200c During \u200bthese \u2064meetings, Mr. Kerry\u200d said he\u200d hoped\u200c they \u200bcould make progress\u2064 in persuading Beijing to\u2064 \u201ctransition away from coal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u2062 \u2062<\/p>\n<p>China accounts for\u2064 more than half, 53 percent, \u200dof \u2064global\u2063 coal\u2063 consumption, according to \u200ca\u2064 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/coal-2022\/executive-summary\">report<\/a> by International Energy \u2062Agency.<\/p>\n<p> \u200b <\/p>\n<p>Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged to cut carbon\u200b emissions, but it won\u2019t start\u200b until\u2064 2030.<\/p>\n<p> \u2063 \u200b<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe aim\u2063 to have CO2\u200c emissions peak before\u2062 2030 and achieve carbon \u2064neutrality by 2060. We call on all \u200dcountries \u2062to pursue \u200cinnovative, coordinated, green, and open development \u2062for all,\u201d \u2064Mr. Xi <a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2020\/09\/1073052\">said<\/a> at\u2064 the\u200b 75th \u200csession of\u2063 the\u200c UN Assembly in\u200d New York.<\/p>\n<p>Observers, though \u200cwelcomed Mr. Xi\u2019s\u2062 pledge,\u200c doubted \u200dwhether \u2062the\u2064 country\u200c really delivered the\u2063 commitment, with \u200dsome even\u2064 arguing it appeared to \u2063be \u2062\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/chinas-push-for-carbon-neutrality-appears-to-be-a-lie_4077691.html\">a lie<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina has no\u200d intention of\u200b decarbonizing. Although it\u2063 says it \u200cwill reduce\u200b CO2 emissions, in reality, the \u200bCommunists\u2019\u200c hold\u200b on \u2064power will \u2064slip\u200c without the constant economic growth\u2062 that \u2063only\u200b fossil fuels \u200bcan bring,\u201d researchers said in a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegwpf.org\/publications\/fossil-fuels-for-china-decarbonisation-for-everyone-else\/\">report<\/a> by\u2064 Global Warming Policy Foundation, \u200ca U.K.-based nonprofit.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, with\u200b its economy <a \u200dhref=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/in-depth-chinas-economy-is-faltering_5329514.html\">faltering<\/a>,\u2064 Chinese authorities \u200bcontinue to approve new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-westerman-dem-policies-mean-more-manufacturing-powered-by-chinas-coal-plants\/\" title=\"GOP Rep. Westerman: Dem Policies Mean More Manufacturing Powered by China's Coal Plants\">coal-fired plants<\/a>. In the first \u200dthree months of 2023, local officials \u200bhave already approved the construction of at least 20.45 \u2062gigawatts of\u200c power\u2062 capacity,\u2063 more than doubled the\u2064 8.63 gigawatts \u2064approved\u200d in\u2064 the \u2063same period last year, accordion to recent research\u2062 by\u200c Greenpeace.<\/p>\n<p> \u200b <\/p>\n<p>In \u2063comparison, the \u200dU.S.\u2063 Environmental Protection Agency has produced \u2064its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/in-depth-biden-epa-proposes-stringent-rules-for-carbon-emissions-from-coal-oil-natural-gas-power-boosting-carbon-capture_5257590.html\">toughest-ever<\/a> rules\u200c for power plants,\u200d requiring\u2064 most\u2062 fossil fuel \u2064power facilities to cut carbon \u2063emissions\u2063 by 90 percent before\u200c 2035.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden said the United States\u200c will slash\u2063 its emissions\u2063 by \u2063at least 50 percent compared with 2005\u2063 levels by the end of the decade. \u200dMr.\u200d Biden promised\u200d to\u200c turn\u2063 the United States \u200dinto a \u201cnet zero\u201d contributor \u2063to \u2062climate change before 2050.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5401744\" \u200dstyle=\"width:\u200d 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n  \u200b  <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/16\/id5401744-GettyImages-1526473280-1200x837.jpg\"><br \/>\n \u200d<figcaption\u200c class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n \u200d <\/figure>\n<p>\u200d  <\/p>\n<h3>Republicans Express Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>Ahead of Mr. \u200dKerry\u2019s arrival, Republicans and China experts have questioned the \u2062Biden administration for its\u2063 persistent efforts to engage\u200b China, \u2064while\u2063 Democrats have \u2062come \u2062to\u200b Biden\u2019s\u2064 defense.<\/p>\n<p>\u2062  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m\u200b deeply \u2063concerned the\u200b administration\u2064 continues \u2063to\u200b engage with \u200dthe CCP with no real \u200dresults or\u200b anything to\u2063 show\u200d for \u2064it,\u201d Mr. \u200dMcCaul said during \u2062Thursday\u2019s \u2062hearing. \u200b\u201cCountering \u2062China \u200band their malign agenda\u200b should be \u200dthe \u2063top priority\u2063 of the \u2062State\u2063 Department.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen.\u2062 Marsha \u200dBlackburn (R-Tenn.) described the climate \u2064negotiation as appeasement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJohn Kerry\u2019s \u200ctaxpayer-funded\u2064 trip to China is \u2062another weak attempt to appease a\u2063 dictatorship that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-china-policy-under-scrutiny-as-kerry-set-to-meet-ccp-officials\/\" title=\"Kerry's meeting with CCP officials raises questions about Biden's China policy.\">commits pervasive \u2062human rights abuses<\/a> \u200dand oppresses its own people,\u201d said Ms. Blackburn in a July \u206213 statement.<\/p>\n<p>  \u2064<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u2062Biden \u2063administration\u200c clearly \u200ccares more about\u2064 advancing its radical \u2063Green New\u200c Deal agenda \u2062than protecting \u2063our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-war-vets-warn-biden-against-shuttering-gitmo\/\" title=\"Congressional War Vets Warn Biden Against Shuttering Gitmo\">national security interests<\/a>,\u201d Ms. Blackburn \u2064added. \u201cRather \u200dthan\u200b cooperating\u2062 with our greatest adversary \u2063in the\u200d name of\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-czar-john-kerry-on-private-jet-travel-its-the-only-choice-for-somebody-like-me\/\" title=\"Climate Czar John Kerry On Private Jet Travel: \u2018It\u2019s The Only Choice For Somebody Like Me\u2019\">combating climate change<\/a>,\u200b the U.S. \u200cshould focus\u200c on hampering \u200cBeijing\u2019s goal of achieving global domination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  \u200b<\/p>\n<p>Rep. \u2064Ashley\u200b Hinson \u200c(R-Iowa) \u2062made \u2063similar criticism,\u200b saying Kery\u2019s visit is a continuation of \u2062\u201cBiden\u2019s Beijing appeasement tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to \u200cstand up\u200b to the CCP, \u2064not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-china-policy-under-scrutiny-as-kerry-is-set-to-meet-ccp-officials\/\" title=\"Kerry's meeting with CCP officials raises questions about Biden's China policy.\">reward continued bad \u200bbehavior<\/a>,\u201d\u200d Ms. Hinson wrote on Twitter on July 13.<\/p>\n<p> \u2063 \u2064<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5342604\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n  \u200c  <a \u200chref=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/19\/id5342604-GettyImages-1258811493-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n   \u200d<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u2062 <\/a><br \/>\n \u2064\u2064 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