China’s Xi pledges not to build new coal-fired power projects abroad

Meanwhile, US president Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart trade swipes at UN General Assembly

22 September 2021 - 21:07 By Valerie Volcovici, David Brunnstrom and Michelle Nichols

Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that his country would not build new coal-fired power projects abroad, using his address at the UN General Assembly to add to pledges to deal with climate change...

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