PREMIER Li Qiang told U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on Tuesday that China and the U.S. should cooperate more closely to address climate change, saying that enhanced cooperation between the two countries would not only benefit each other, but also the world.

Kerry started a four-day visit to China on Sunday, making him the third senior official of the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden to travel to China in recent weeks, after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

During a meeting with Kerry in Beijing, Li underlined the importance of the two countries implementing the consensus reached by President Xi Jinping and Biden in Bali, Indonesia, last year. China and the U.S. should properly manage their differences and bring bilateral ties back to the track of sound and stable development at an early date, he said.

Noting that the global response to climate change is an arduous task, Li called for practicing multilateralism and adherence to the goals and principles set out in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement.

Li said all parties should shoulder their respective responsibilities and abide by the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities in addressing climate change.

Developed countries should take the lead in reducing emissions and fulfill their financial commitments as soon as possible while developing countries should make contributions within their capacity, the premier said.

Li also called for sharing scientific and technological achievements and promoting global green and low-carbon transformation, urging developed countries to give more technological support to developing countries.

Kerry said the United States hopes the U.S.-China relations will remain stable. The country is willing to strengthen cooperation with China to jointly address climate change and other pressing global challenges and push for the success of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

(Xinhua, China Daily)