{"id":963159,"date":"2021-11-03T15:58:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T19:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=963159"},"modified":"2021-11-03T15:58:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T19:58:54","slug":"china-mocks-joe-biden-apologizing-for-america-at-climate-summit-shows-how-powerless-he-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-mocks-joe-biden-apologizing-for-america-at-climate-summit-shows-how-powerless-he-is\/","title":{"rendered":"China Mocks Joe Biden: Apologizing for America at Climate Summit Shows &#039;How Powerless He Is&#039;"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fchina-mocks-joe-biden-apologizing-for-america-at-climate-summit-shows-how-powerless-he-is%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=963159&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Joe-Biden-Behind-the-Curtain-at-Climate-Summit-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">China\u2019s state-run newspaper <em>Global Times<\/em> mocked President Joe Biden on Tuesday for eliciting \u201cridicule\u201d by apologizing for America at the United Nations COP26 climate summit this week.<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/biden-apologizes-for-trump-exit-from-climate-accord\/\">told<\/a> journalists he was sorry that, under his predecessor Donald Trump, the United States had abandoned the Paris Climate Accords. Trump withdrew on the grounds that it imposed onerous demands on the United States while providing for other large countries \u2013 most notably the world\u2019s worst polluter, China&nbsp;\u2013 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/environment\/2020\/09\/29\/fact-check-trump-says-china-sends-real-dirt-up-into-the-air\/\">increase<\/a> greenhouse gas emissions for nearly a decade.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>As of 2020, only one country, India, was keeping its Paris Agreement promises, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2020\/11\/19\/report-india-is-only-g20-nation-honoring-its-paris-climate-accord-commitments\/\">study<\/a> by the international group Climate Transparency.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has made few positive headlines during his COP26 stint, at one point even appearing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/01\/watch-sleepy-joe-biden-struggles-to-stay-awake-during-climate-change-summit\/\">fall asleep<\/a> during an event. He more recently used his platform to criticize the Chinese Communist Party for not sending dictator Xi Jinping to the event, arguing the move would cause China to lose influence on the world stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess I shouldn\u2019t apologize,\u201d Biden told those assembled at the conference on Monday, \u201cbut I do apologize for the fact that the United States in the last administration pulled out of the Paris Accords and put us sort of behind the eight ball a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe United States is not only back at the table but hopefully leading by the power of example. I know that hasn\u2019t been the case and that\u2019s why my administration is working overtime,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>A column in the&nbsp;<em>Global Times<\/em>, typically one of China\u2019s most belligerent government propaganda outlets, sarcastically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/page\/202111\/1237944.shtml\">called<\/a> Biden\u2019s apology \u201cnoble\u201d and asserted that the remark proves the United States, and Biden in particular, are \u201cpowerless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat a \u2018noble\u2019 apology, which made Biden seem like he cares about climate change, but also how hypocritical and powerless he is,\u201d the column affirmed. \u201cHis apology does not make any sense, as he has no plan to fulfill his promises and no guarantee to make sure that his commitment won\u2019t be toppled by the next administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorse, he cannot even win enough support from his own party to get a green light for his plan,\u201d the article continued, citing opposition to Biden\u2019s trillion-dollar \u201cinfrastructure\u201d plan from moderate Democrats like Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV).&nbsp;Citing a Communist Party-approved expert, the newspaper stated, \u201cIf the U.S. still has teeth, it will definitely not become that humble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Global Times<\/em> accused Biden of using a serious climate change conference for a cheap \u201cslap in the face\u201d to Trump, \u201cbringing US political infighting to the global arena.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cQuite a few netizens, including those from the US, claimed they cannot wait until 2024 when the Republican Party, or even Donald Trump himself, apologizes for Biden\u2019s apology,\u201d the outlet claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s only hope, the article concluded conveniently, was lowering tariffs on Chinese goods imposed by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Global Times<\/em> also mocked Biden\u2019s \u201cmassive 85-car and gas-guzzling motorcade\u201d at an event dedicated to reducing carbon emissions. As China <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/10\/27\/china-skipping-climate-change-focused-g20-rome\/\">did not have<\/a> any in-person representation at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, the Party could argue that it had failed to add to ongoing pollution caused by costly travel and lodging for world leaders.<\/p>\n<p>While not present in Scotland, Xi did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2021\/nov\/01\/cop26-xi-jinping-china-president-sidesteps-videolink-written-statement\">address<\/a> the summit from Beijing, which is experiencing an uncontrolled outbreak of Chinese coronavirus, in a written statement. Xi applauded the Communist Party for supposedly ambitious climate goals that include \u201cpeaking\u201d in emissions by 2030 \u2013 that is, continuing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/10\/29\/china-pledges-to-increase-pollution-for-another-decade\/\">increase<\/a> air pollution for another decade \u2013 and reaching carbon neutrality in 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeveloped countries should also earnestly fulfill their commitments to providing funds for developing countries,\u201d Xi demanded. China considers itself a developing nation despite having the world\u2019s second-largest economy. He also made China\u2019s frequent argument that nations that industrialized in the 1800s must pay for \u201chistorical\u201d emissions and have more of a responsibility to combat climate change today than China, the world\u2019s biggest carbon emitter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Biden did not object to the content of Xi\u2019s statement but criticized the dictator for not attending the conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe showed up, and by showing up we\u2019ve had a profound impact on the way I think the rest of the world is looking at the United States in its leadership role,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/biden-uses-trip-abroad-to-confront-china-on-climate-more\/\">said<\/a> on Tuesday. China, in contrast, \u201clost an ability to influence people around the world\u201d and made a \u201cbig mistake\u201d by not attending.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the <em>Washington Post&nbsp;<\/em>reported that&nbsp;John Kerry, Biden\u2019s special climate official,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/26\/john-kerry-tells-joe-biden-to-soften-position-on-china-to-make-climate-gains\/\">urged<\/a> the president to enact friendlier policies towards the Communist Party in an attempt to convince it to implement more pollution restrictions. Kerry made the request in the summer, according to the newspaper, after which Biden initiated a friendly call with Xi.<\/p>\n<p>China, under its current communist system, is the world\u2019s most egregious human rights violator, a reality that has severely impacted environmentalists in the country. China routinely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2019\/09\/24\/china-bashes-climate-protests-is-occupying-streets-the-only-way\/\">discourages<\/a> climate activism, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2020\/10\/01\/greta-thunberg-embraces-chinese-dissidents-arrested-environmentalism\/\">arrests<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2020\/01\/23\/report-china-ignores-signs-of-wuhan-virus-in-environmentalists-pneumonia-death\/\">disappears<\/a> environmentalists, and limits public statements urging Beijing to cease its prolific coal plant construction, maritime pollution, and other detrimental activity.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Frances Martel on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/francesimartel\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1636019389350000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHtfQVS7MSjhuWWzChyUFf-ttYktg\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/francesmartel&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1636019389350000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFv8xGuHUMF5TORm_SHrLDmB8I3fQ\">Twitter.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China\u2019s state-run newspaper Global Times mocked President Joe Biden on Tuesday for eliciting \u201cridicule\u201d by apologizing for America at the United Nations COP26 climate summit this week. 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