Beijing wants to bolster climate cooperation with US

Boosting ties: Newsom (right) speaking during the Great Wall Climate Dialogue held at the Yanqi hotel on the outskirts of Beijing. — AP

Beijing: China’s Environment Minister Huang Runqiu said his country wants to strengthen cooperation with the United States to combat climate change, as he met in Beijing with California Gov Gavin Newsom.

Newsom is on a weeklong tour of China where he is pushing for climate cooperation. His trip as governor, once considered routine, is drawing attention as it comes after years of heightening tensions between the US and China.