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Japan and China have confirmed their continued cooperation in fighting climate change.
Japanese Environment Minister Kouichi Yamamoto met with China's special representative for climate change, Xie Zhenhua, in Morocco on Thursday. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the COP22 UN climate change conference.
US President-elect Donald Trump has suggested that the United States should withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Yamamoto told Xie that it's unclear what path the US will take, but Japan wants to continue its efforts to tackle global warming.
Xie replied that China learned about environmental policies from Japan and wants to maintain good relations with it.
Earlier, Yamamoto told NHK that it is important for the COP22 meeting to send a strong message regarding the whole world's commitment to the Paris Agreement. He said this would help those who are skeptical about global warming understand the world trend.
Published Date:2016-11-18