TOKYO -- China can drive global climate negotiations as the U.S. backtracks from its engagements, said the chief negotiator for Azerbaijan, which hosted the most recent COP29 talks, citing Beijing's significant role in bringing developing nations together at the conference.
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Yalchin Rafiyev, Azerbaijan's COP29 lead negotiator, hopes China will help forge a deal between developed and developing nations in climate talks. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters, Ken Kobayashi)
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