No matter how the international landscape may change, China will work with European countries and other parties to make concerted effort in addressing the global challenge of climate change and jointly advance green and low-carbon development, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun on Friday at a regular press conference.
The French government said on Thursday it hopes that China and the EU can build a united front on addressing climate change, which could make up the damage caused by the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.
Commenting on that, spokesman Guo Jiakun said, "We've stressed more than once that climate response is not something asked of us, but something we are doing on our own initiative. Addressing climate change is what we must do if China wants to achieve sustainable development and also part of what China is willing to fulfill for the world to build a community with a shared future for mankind. No matter how the international landscape may change, China will work with European countries and other parties to resolutely defend true multilateralism, make concerted effort in addressing the global challenge of climate change and jointly advance green and low-carbon development."
China continues to battle climate change along with other countries: spokesman
