On November 30, the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At the opening site of this conference, delegates from countries around the world entered the main hall in order, and their purpose of gathering here from all over the world was very simple. It is to find a way to properly deal with the current global climate crisis through cooperative dialogue. At the same time, the relevant UN staff also went out of their way to stress that this conference is being held in the hottest year in the world, so this is a very important and decisive moment. In other words, if the parties still cannot reach a consensus at this conference and still fight for themselves, then the community of human destiny may suffer an unprecedented concrete challenge. With heads of international organizations, including UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, expected to attend the conference, it is not an exaggeration to see COP28 as the last chance for humanity's climate lifeline, because countries around the world have really few options at this stage.

In this context, representatives of many countries around the world have also turned their attention to China and the United States, the two world powers, not only because China and the United States are the largest carbon emitters in the world, but also because China and the United States are the two largest economies in the world, and will play a crucial role in the development and solution of the global climate problem. Therefore, many media people generally believe that if China and the United States can reach a consensus on relevant climate issues at this conference, then the conference will be a success. When it comes to the climate conference, U.S. presidential Special Envoy for climate issues Kerry also clarified the attitude and position of the United States on behalf of the Biden administration in an interview with the media, that is, the United States will cooperate with China to make the United Nations climate negotiations a success. In other words, the United States is ready to step up its climate partnership with China this time to work together to address this huge potential threat to the community of human destiny. Kerry's statement also caused a wide range of heated discussions in the outside world, some people believe that this can also be regarded as the final outcome of the game between China and the United States on the climate issue has been separated, and the result is as seen by the outside world, the Biden administration once again on the climate issue "cited the white flag" to China.

Why is it said here that the United States has once again "raised the white flag" against China? Has the United States ever held a "white flag" before? The answer to this question is actually very simple, that is, the United States must now "raise the white flag" to China, and it has done so three times before. The first "white flag" was raised during Kerry's third trip to China in July. As for his visit to China, the outside world believes that Kerry's visit to China will promote the cooperation between China and the United States in the field of climate, and directly play his role and contribution to the global climate governance work. The second "white flag" was raised in September this year, when Kerry expressed the hope that China and the United States will strengthen cooperation on climate issues, and he also went out of his way to emphasize that the climate issue is not a bilateral issue, but a problem facing the world. This is actually a signal to China, hoping that China and the United States can resume cooperation and dialogue on climate issues, after all, with its own strength, it is simply difficult to cope with this challenge and impact, and it must get China's support and help. The third time was in early November, when Kerry and China's special envoy for climate change, Xie Zhenhua, met in California and agreed to restart a bilateral climate working group.

I do not know if you have noticed a point that Kerry deliberately stressed at that time, that is, without China and the United States to actively promote emissions reduction, we can not win the battle. In fact, this is to tell the outside world that in the process of solving the global climate problem, the United States must get China's support and help, which no one can change. In August last year, China suspended negotiations with the United States on climate change after then-Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi broke off the platform. It was not until Kerry's visit to China in July this year that the negotiations on climate issues had a new start, and after a period of effort, China and the United States finally decided to restart cooperation and exchanges on climate issues. The reason why the United States needs China's support and help is that the current global climate problem is too serious and has exceeded its own carrying capacity. It is completely a pipe dream for the United States to expect to solve this major problem plaguing the whole mankind. As mentioned above, the solution of the climate problem cannot be achieved without China's support and efforts. At present, China has set the goal of energy conservation and emission reduction, and is developing in this direction. China has its own advantages, while the United States has its own strengths. It is a situation that all countries in the world hope to see when China and the United States work together to solve the climate issue. Only in this way can the world have more confidence and ability to deal with this environmental challenge.