Pictured: Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the 16th G20 Leaders' Summit via video link in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 31, 2021. The leader will not be attending Cop26
FOX News: China mocks 'powerless' Biden over climate summit 'apology'
President Xi Jinping meanwhile has attended the conference virtually China has taken President Biden’s comments in Glasgow climate summit as a chance to mock the president as "powerless," despite the absence of President Xi Jinping from the conference.
Biden spoke at the opening of the COP26 U.N. climate summit on Monday, stressing the need for "action and solidarity" while also using the moment to "apologize" for the fact "the U.S., under the last administration," pulled out of the Paris accord.
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Update: China Snaps Back at Biden Criticising Xi's Absence From COP26, Questions 1.5C Goal (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: The Global Times post is here .... Biden’s apology in Glasgow shows hypocrisy, powerlessness of US politicians (Ai Jun, Global Times).
As for China's commitment to cutting its emissions. Rhetoric aside, this is what they are doing .... What climate crisis? China tackles energy shortage by boosting coal production by a million tonnes a day as world leaders – minus President Xi – attend COP26 (Daily Mail).
