U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, left, meets Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at Suga's official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. Kerry met with Japan's top diplomat to push efforts to fight climate change ahead of a United Nations conference in November. BEHROUZ MEHRI/POOL PHOTO VIA AP
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, left, meets Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at Suga's official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. Kerry met with Japan's top diplomat to push efforts to fight climate change ahead of a United Nations conference in November. BEHROUZ MEHRI/POOL PHOTO VIA AP


BEIJING:
US climate envoy John Kerry is set to kick off his second visit to China inside five months under China's invitation, at a time when the bilateral relationship has hit a nadir not seen in decades.

China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced on Tuesday that Kerry would visit China this week, under China's invitation. During his visit, Kerry will discuss cooperation on climate change between China and the United States and the upcoming 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) with his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua in the Chinese city of Tianjin.

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