President Joe Biden’s climate envoy John Kerry went to China twice in the last six months but failed to get Beijing to cooperate on climate issues. In their meeting on Sept. 1, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Kerry, “China-U.S. climate co-operation cannot be separated from the wider environment of China-U.S. relations.” However, later that month, Beijing suddenly ordered a series of blackouts allegedly to “reduce carbon emission.” Taiwanese economist Wu Jialong thought that the true motivation behind the power cuts was political rather than environmental. Wu said his point can be seen from two events. The first was on Sept. 9 when Biden made a phone call to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping. While the content of the call largely remains hidden from the public, it is known that the release of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou was discussed. Meng, the daughter of Huawei’s founder, was arrested in Canada …