John Kerry Seeks China’s Climate Cooperation, Gets an Earful on Fraying Ties

HONG KONG—Senior Chinese officials explained to U.S. local weather envoy John Kerry that continued U.S. hostility on a range of challenges could jeopardize cooperation on battling local weather alter, however Mr. Kerry mentioned that performing-stage talks had been effective in the run-up to a November local weather summit.

Mr. Kerry, wrapping up a two-working day check out to the northern port town of Tianjin, was warned regularly by his hosts that local weather cooperation couldn’t be stored individual from worsening geopolitical ties involving the two nations.