Chinese President Hu Jintao said Thursday in Sydney that China takes a responsible position regarding climate change and will increase exchanges and cooperation with other countries to jointly tackle the issue.
He made the remarks in a speech delivered at the business summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum whichopened Thursday in Australia's largest city of Sydney.
Hu is here on a state visit to Australia and will attend the 15th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, scheduled for Sept.8-9.
The Chinese government has formulated a national program on addressing climate change and taken a series of steps, including enhancing energy efficiency, improving energy mix, strengthening environmental protection, slowing down population growth and improving judicial framework, he said.
China has set the targets of bringing down energy consumption per unit of GDP by 20 percent, cutting the total discharge of major pollutants by 10 percent and increasing forest cover from 18.2 percent to 20 percent between the end of 2005 and 2010, he added.
The two-day APEC business summit, with the theme of "strengthening our community, building a sustainable future," will focus on trade, market, structural issues, energy, clean development, climate change and education.
Source: Xinhua
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