President Obama's first trip to China did not achieve a breakthrough agreement on climate change, but he and Chinese President Hu Jintao told reporters they were convinced that the dialog was going in the right direction, the New York Times reported today. The Wall Street Journal noted that only prepared statements of the need for cooperation were issued by the two world leaders.
The Associated Press reported from Beijing that both leaders were expecting some revelations at United Nations-led meetings in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December that could be used to "rally the world." Wrote the AP: "Obama says the goal at the Copenhagen meeting should be an agreement that has 'immediate operational affect,' not just a political declaration. As the world's two largest consumers and producers of energy, Obama says the United States and China must play a key role in negotiating an agreement."
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