Biden team pressed by Republicans to keep hard line on China

Lawmakers grill climate envoy Kerry before Beijing trip

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U.S. climate envoy John Kerry testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee hearing July 13. © Reuters

RYO NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writer

WASHINGTON -- The Republican Party is pressuring the Biden administration to maintain a hard line against China due to concerns that dialogue with the Asian rival will take priority over get-tough measures.

China is "not an honest broker when it comes to addressing emission reduction," Michael McCaul, the Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said at a hearing Thursday. In an exchange with John Kerry, President Joe Biden's climate envoy, McCaul questioned Kerry's stance toward China.

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