{"id":2082161,"date":"2023-10-28T10:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T14:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-embarrasses-california-in-meeting-dictator-xi-in-china\/"},"modified":"2023-10-28T10:14:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T14:14:27","slug":"gov-newsom-embarrasses-california-in-meeting-dictator-xi-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-embarrasses-california-in-meeting-dictator-xi-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Newsom&#8217;s meeting with Dictator Xi in China brings shame to California."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fgov-newsom-embarrasses-california-in-meeting-dictator-xi-in-china%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=2082161&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>The Farce of Gov.\u200c Newsom&#8217;s China Junket<\/h2>\n<p>The highlight \u200cof Gov. \u2063Gavin Newsom\u2019s recent trip to China was\u200d his meeting with Chinese \u200bleader Xi Jinping. According to a press release by Mr.\u2064 Newsom\u2019s office, he was the first governor \u200bto visit China in over four years and the\u2063 first\u2064 to meet with Mr. \u200cXi since former Governor Brown in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting resulted in a \u2062document titled &#8220;Declaration \u200bof\u2064 Enhanced Subnational Climate Action and\u200c Cooperation Between the State of \u2064California and the People\u2019s Republic of China.&#8221; But let&#8217;s not be fooled, this was nothing \u2063more\u2063 than a photo op to boost Mr. Newsom&#8217;s presidential \u2063ambitions.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/gov-newsom-meets-xi-climate-cooperation-5517002?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<p>        \u2063    Gov. Newsom Meets Xi: Climate, Cooperation<br \/>\n      <\/a><br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/25\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/newsom-meets-chinas-xi-touts-progress-in-advancing-climate-and-trade-issues-5516472?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<p>        \u2064   Newsom Meets With China&#8217;s Xi, Touts Progress\u2064 in Advancing Climate, Trade Issues<br \/>\n \u200d<br \/>\n      <\/a><br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/25\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>California Gov. Gavin Newsom (L) meets\u200d with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at\u200d the Great\u200c Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct \u206425, 2023. (Courtesy of \u200dthe Office of the Governor of California)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During the meetings, Governor Newsom discussed\u200c collaboration between \u200dCalifornia and China on climate action, \u2063economic development, tourism, and cultural ties. He\u200c emphasized California&#8217;s commitment to addressing \u2062the climate crisis and the importance of China&#8217;s involvement in global pollution reduction \u200defforts. However, there was no mention of China&#8217;s\u200d coal dependency or efforts to stop building coal\u200c plants.<\/p>\n<h2>What About\u2063 the Coal?<\/h2>\n<p>In fact, China accounts\u2064 for almost a third\u2064 of the \u2062world&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">greenhouse gas emissions<\/a>, with\u200d a significant portion coming from their power sector, which continues \u200dto add new coal plants every year. Governor Newsom did mention California&#8217;s energy transition and increased battery \u200cstorage resources, but conveniently ignored the issue of China&#8217;s coal usage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>Battery storage boxes stand adjacent to \u200cthe AES Alamitos Battery Energy Storage System in Long Beach, Calif., on Sept. 16,\u2063 2022. (Patrick \u2064T Fallon\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ironically, California heavily \u200crelies\u200b on eco-batteries imported from China, as highlighted in a report\u2064 by\u2062 Morgan Stanley. While\u200d Governor Newsom visited Guangzhou, a city\u2063 known for its zero-emission bus fleet, the reality is \u2062that Guangdong Province has been\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-embarrasses-california-in-meeting-dictator-xi-in-china\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom's meeting with Dictator Xi in China brings shame to California.\">actively\u200b developing coal power capacity<\/a>, surpassing any other province in China.<\/p>\n<h2>Communist China&#8217;s Greatest Salesman<\/h2>\n<p>It seems that \u2062California&#8217;s carbon-zero plans are heavily \u2062dependent \u200don China. Electric cars, buses, and storage batteries are either made in \u2062China or by Chinese companies in America. Governor\u2064 Newsom&#8217;s ban on gas-powered cars means Californians may\u2064 have to \u200bpurchase expensive Chinese-made \u200belectric vehicles or rely on Chinese-backed electric buses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>Chinese communist leader Chairman \u2063Mao Zedong (L) greets US President Richard Nixon, at\u200d his house in Beijing on Feb.\u2062 21, \u20621972. (AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While President Nixon&#8217;s meeting with Mao Zedong in 1972\u200d was \u200csignificant, the \u200bdynamics between the US and China \u2063have drastically changed. China is \u200dnow a technological rival to \u2062the United States, and it is \u2063hypocritical for Governor Newsom to seek Chinese \u200cgreen technology while ignoring their reliance on coal energy.<\/p>\n<p>It remains \u200bto be seen\u2064 how this trip will impact Governor Newsom&#8217;s presidential aspirations, but one thing is clear: he has become communist China&#8217;s \u200dgreatest salesman.<\/p>\n<p>  <em>Views\u2063 expressed in this article are opinions of the author and do not\u200b necessarily reflect the\u2064 views of The Epoch Times.<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062How can\u2064 a\u200d partnership between California and China be effective if China does not address its own coal usage? <\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200bGure&#8221;><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>Construction \u2063of a coal-fired power\u200c plant \u200din China. (Photo\u200d by Kevin Frayer\/Getty\u200d Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>China&#8217;s \u2062coal dependency is a\u2062 major contributor to\u200d global \u2062carbon emissions and climate change. While Governor Newsom emphasized the importance of collaboration between California and \u2062China on climate action, it is \u2063hypocritical to ignore China&#8217;s failure to address its own \u2063coal usage. How can a partnership be effective if one party is not fully\u2064 committed to addressing the root cause of climate\u2063 change?<\/p>\n<p>This\u2063 China junket by Governor Newsom is nothing but a political move to boost his image and further his personal ambitions. It is clear that the\u2064 meetings and resulting document were simply a photo \u200cop to show\u2063 his supposed commitment\u2063 to \u2064climate action on the global stage. \u200bHowever, actions speak louder than words, and the \u200black of mention or discussion on China&#8217;s \u200bcoal usage speaks volumes about the true intent of this trip.<\/p>\n<h2>The Real Motives<\/h2>\n<p>Governor \u200cNewsom has been eyeing a potential presidential run, \u200dand this trip \u2063to China is just another calculated step\u200d to\u200d position himself \u2063as a \u200bleader on the world stage. By meeting \u2064with Xi Jinping and\u2064 producing a document on climate \u200daction, \u200dhe\u2063 hopes to paint himself as a progressive and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-andrew-yang-democrat-who-endorsed-joe-biden-to-start-new-political-party\/\" title=\"Report: Andrew Yang, Democrat Who Endorsed Joe Biden, To Start New Political Party\">forward-thinking politician<\/a>. However, true leadership \u200brequires\u200c addressing the tough \u2064issues,\u2062 including China&#8217;s coal dependency.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u2063it is worth questioning the motives \u200bbehind Governor\u200d Newsom&#8217;s desire\u2063 for a partnership with China on\u200d economic\u200d development and tourism. While these areas may \u200chave mutual benefits,\u200b it is\u200b important to evaluate the potential\u200c risks and implications of aligning with a country \u200bknown for \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-court-jails-womens-rights-activist-posing-challenge-for-biden\/\" title=\"Saudi court jails women\u2019s rights activist, posing challenge for Biden\">human rights violations<\/a> \u200cand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-commerce-secy-pick-takes-soft-stance-on-china\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s commerce secy. pick takes soft stance on China\">unfair trade practices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>A Call for Accountability<\/h2>\n<p>As\u200c Californians, we deserve\u200d a governor who prioritizes\u200d the well-being of our state and the planet over personal political gain. It is time for Governor Newsom \u200cto be held\u2063 accountable for\u2062 his actions\u2064 and to provide transparency on \u2063the true objectives and outcomes of \u2062his China junket.<\/p>\n<p>We call on Governor Newsom to\u200c address China&#8217;s coal dependency and to take a stronger stance on \u200cglobal pollution reduction efforts. If he truly wants to be a\u200d leader\u200c on \u200dclimate action, he must lead by\u200b example and\u200b not\u200d shy\u2063 away from confronting the difficult \u2063issues. It is only through honest and genuine collaboration that we can effectively\u200b address the climate crisis\u2064 and create a sustainable future for all.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Newsom&#8217;s recent trip to China was highlighted by his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. This marked the first visit by a governor in over four years and the first meeting with Mr. Xi since former Governor Brown. The significance of this encounter was emphasized in a press release by Newsom&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1801,"featured_media":2082162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2082161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1801"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2082161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2082162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2082161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2082161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2082161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}