China’s Pragmatic Tactic in International Climate Change Negotiations: Reserving Principles with Compromise

Wu, Fuzuo

Abstract

Although China has consistently rejected any binding emissions cut commitments in international climate change negotiations, it has made some compromises so as to maintain unity with the Group of 77 and to extract concessions and benefits from developed countries in general, and the U.S. in particular.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2013
• Deposit Date: Sep 4, 2020
• Journal: Asian Survey
• Print ISSN: 0004-4687
• Electronic ISSN: 1533-838X
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Volume: 53
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 778-800
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/as.2013.53.4.778
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1525/as.2013.53.4.778
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