Officials from the United States and China gathered on Wednesday in Berkeley, California, to discuss climate change, putting aside national tensions. The 'US-China Bay to Bay Dialogue' featured policymakers and industry representatives from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the California Bay Area. Chinese Ambassador to the US, Xie Feng, emphasized that cooperation on climate cannot be separated from the overall environment of Sino-US relations. The State Department endorsed the event on May 10, but did not address questions about the attendance of Hong Kong officials, who were admitted despite calls for sanctions due to human rights concerns. The conference also saw participation from Hong Kong officials on the same day that 14 pro-democracy figures were convicted of 'subversion' in Hong Kong. The US side was represented by California Governor Gavin Newsom.
State finally got back to me half an a hour ago, with the following statement. One day after the climate conference wrapped. State endorsed the event on May 10 and senior officials spoke there. They didn’t address the decision to grant visas to Hong Kong officials this week. https://t.co/H0fubEJ7pn https://t.co/eb7U7XvGRV
State finally got back to me half an a hour ago, with the following statement. One day after the climate conference wrapped. State endorsed the event in May 10 and senior officials spoke there. They didn’t address the decision to grant visas to Hong Kong officials this week. https://t.co/0rnGDMWxbU https://t.co/eb7U7XvGRV
Officials from the United States and #China gathered on Wednesday in Berkeley, California, putting aside national tensions to focus on a shared challenge: climate change. #climatechange #environment https://t.co/V4S9wqdzyr
The "US-China Bay to Bay Dialogue" was held in Berkeley, California, on Wednesday. Policymakers and industry representatives from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the California Bay Area discussed a number of issues. https://t.co/ansduVpTm8
"State Department Admits Hong Kong Officials for Climate Conference amid Crackdown on Pro-Democracy Movement" by @james_t_quinn via @NRO https://t.co/HMUftTczND
US-China dialogue ‘more crucial than ever’ and Hong Kong has role to play: Chan https://t.co/zUQWPf1YLz via @scmpnews The US side was represented by California Governor Gavin Newsom
First @StateDept equivocated on whether to admit HK CE John Lee for APEC, tho the US had sanctioned him. Now after announcing (secret) visa restrictions, the US admits a large HK gov't delegation. State's HK human rights policy is becoming no policy at all https://t.co/1kdqGfSYta
May 10: The State Department endorses the U.S.-China high-level subnational dialogue on climate This week: State ignores my questions about the conference and the attendance of Hong Kong officials whom human rights advocates say should be sanctioned https://t.co/kHzj9rLn12 https://t.co/eb7U7Xv92n
New: Hong Kong officials attended a U.S.-China climate conference in Calif. the same day that the city's judiciary convicted 14 pro-democracy figures of "subversion." The State Dept endorsed the gathering but didn't respond to questions about it. @NRO https://t.co/QNKLBbNwKg
Officials from the United States and China gathered on Wednesday in Berkeley, California, putting aside national tensions to focus on a shared challenge: #climate change. https://t.co/7CYswtKNFB
Cooperation on climate between China and the US cannot be separated from overall environment of Sino-US relations, Xie Feng, Chinese Ambassador to the US said on Wednesday, noting that seeking cooperation in dialogue while harming the interests of others, building roads while… https://t.co/vabKrvUdDc