>"The U.S. and China are committed to cooperating to tackle climate change, they said in a joint statement after meetings between senior envoys last week."

The two nations will work together and with other parties to support implementation of the Paris Agreement and to promote a successful U.N. climate change conference in Glasgow later this year, they said.The statement signals the intentions of both countries to cooperate on climate despite tensions over issues ranging from trade to alleged human rights abuses by China. U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who met in the White House on Friday, said they “shared their concerns over Chinese activities that are inconsistent with the international rules-based order.” China’s foreign ministry rejected the criticism and accused the presidents of meddling in its affairs.