Xi Jinping in United Nations

On Energy & Oil: China will join America in Paris Climate Agreement

U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced in Hangzhou, China, where the two leaders have met in the context of the G-20, that their countries have officially joined the Agreement.

The Paris Agreement commits parties to take action to keep global temperature rise well below 2-degrees Celsius to stave off the worst impacts of climate change on health, food security, and extreme weather. The agreement will enter into force 30 days after at least 55 countries have formally joined, representing at least 55 percent of the world's global greenhouse gas emissions. China and the United States together make up 38 percent of the world's emissions, and the fact they have officially joined the agreement this early marks significant progress toward ensuring the Paris Agreement takes effect quickly.

On Foreign Policy: 50 years of multilateralism in the United Nations

• For these 50 years, the Chinese people have demonstrated an untiring spirit and kept to the right direction of China's development amidst changing circumstances, thus writing an epic chapter in the development of China and humanity.
• For these 50 years, the Chinese people have stood in solidarity and cooperation with people around the world and upheld international equity and justice, contributing significantly to world peace and development.
• For these 50 years, the Chinese people have upheld the authority and sanctity of the United Nations and practiced multilateralism, and China's cooperation with the United Nations has deepened steadily.

On Foreign Policy: Win-win mutual benefit over zero-sum games

• We should vigorously advocate peace, development, equity, justice, democracy and freedom--the common values of humanity--and work together to provide the right guiding philosophy for building a better world.
• We should jointly promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and work together to build an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world that enjoys lasting peace, universal security and common prosperity.
• We should stay committed to mutual benefit and win-win results, and work together to promote economic and social development for the greater benefit of our people.
• We should step up cooperation, and work together to address the various challenges and global issues facing humanity.
• We should resolutely uphold the authority and standing of the United Nations, and work together to practice true multilateralism.