China Ratifies Climate Change Accord Ahead of Obama Meeting
- China’s legislature ratified the Paris Agreement on Saturday
- China and the U.S. may make an announcement when leaders meet
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China’s legislature ratified a major international accord to combat climate change, paving the way for President Xi Jinping and U.S. counterpart Barack Obama to jointly announce the agreement at a meeting ahead of the G-20 leaders’ summit in Hangzhou.
Lawmakers in Beijing voted to adopt "the proposal to review and ratify the Paris Agreement" at the closing meeting Saturday of a bimonthly session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.