Commentary The world’s superpower continues to send diplomats to genuflect before the throne in Beijing. Blinken’s China Trip Leading the parade of American supplicants to Chinese leader Xi Jinping was Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Despite Mr. Blinken’s claim of “progress” being made during his visit last month, most serious longtime China watchers have panned his visit,…

The race for AI is ramping up. The United States grapples to maintain its lead, as China picks up the pace. Now a key leader in the area is warning Washington that it can’t afford to lose. A former secretary of state arrives in Beijing for a surprise visit—as a friend to China, in his…

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said he had “extremely warm and productive” talks with high-level Chinese officials in Beijing, though “a little bit more work” is required to achieve “groundbreaking” initiatives. Mr. Kerry delivered the remarks on July 19 as he wrapped up three days of climate talks in China. The conversations, which critics argue…

President Biden’s climate envoy John Kerry arrived in Beijing on July 16 for three days of talks, becoming the third U.S. official to travel to China in less than two months. While climate talks will dominate the discussions between Kerry and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, it remains to be seen whether these talks will…

Climate Envoy John Kerry, who reports directly to President Joe Biden from a cabinet-level position in the State Department, would not disclose the names of various staff in his office when asked to do so on July 13 by Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.). Pointing to a mostly empty org chart labeled, “Who’s In Charge?” Mr….

The World Health Organization (WHO) is negotiating a new pandemic treaty that could also give it powers to manage policies on climate change. This would give the WHO, and Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in particular, the unilateral power to declare global pandemics and craft the response. It has backing from the United States and European Union….

The World Health Organization (WHO) is negotiating a new pandemic treaty that could also give it powers to manage policies on climate change. This would give the WHO, and Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in particular, the unilateral power to declare global pandemics and craft the response. It has backing from the United States and European Union….

The World Health Organization (WHO) is negotiating a new pandemic treaty that could also give it powers to manage policies on climate change. This would give the WHO, and Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in particular, the unilateral power to declare global pandemics and craft the response. It has backing from the United States and European Union….

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged by Swedish prosecutors after refusing to comply with requests from law enforcement officials during a protest in the southern city of Malmo last month. The 20-year-old Swedish native was charged with disobeying a police order to leave the climate demonstration on June 19, during which she and other activists stopped traffic in the oil…

Oregon’s most populous county is suing more than a dozen fossil fuel and coal-producing companies for nearly $52 billion. The county is seeking to hold defendants accountable for damages related to an extreme weather event that it attributes to climate change. Multnomah County, home to Portland, joins more than two dozen other cities and counties…