China Pledges to Continue 'Constructive Participation' in Talks

China will continue to play an active role in climate talks and its policies will not be affected by any external changes, a Chinese negotiator said at the 22nd U.N. climate change conference (COP22), currently underway in Marrakech.

    Chen Zhihua, a member of the Chinese delegation and an official of China's National Development and Reform Commission, said now isn't the right time to assess whether the United States will withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change after the election victory for Donald Trump, who had vowed to cancel the agreement during his campaign.

    "We still need to wait. No matter what happens in the new U.S. government, China will continue to constructively participate in the international climate change process," said Chen, adding that global efforts to put climate change under control will not stop.

Source: QNA