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China has called for joint efforts by the whole of humanity to
combat climate change, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman
Zhang Qiyue Tuesday, November 28.
Zhang made the remark in response to a question raised by a journalist
at a regular press briefing.
The United Nations framework convention and the Kyoto protocol
are two great achievements of the international community in their
struggle against climate change, Zhang said.
The sixth conference of the United Nations framework convention
on climate change, which was held in Hague of the Netherlands this
month, received great attention from all participating countries,
the spokeswoman said.
All relevant countries have been looking forward to the implementation
of the principles of the convention and the protocol, especially
the three mechanisms -- the clean development mechanism, joint implementation
and emission trading.
The Hague conference ended without any substantial results because
"certain developed nations were not willing to perform their
duties", which "China deeply regrets", said Zhang.
China believes that humans will reach their prospective goals on
this critical issue only through unremitting effort and by adhering
to the set principles and goals spelt out in the convention and
the protocol, Zhang stated.
(People's Daily 11/28/2000)
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