What's at stake regarding Gavin Newsom's China trip?
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For his climate-centered one week trip in China, Californian Governor Gavin Newsom tested out a new electric vehicle by Chinese automaker BYD in Shenzhen, participated in climate talks near the Great Wall in Beijing, met with Chinese officials, and more. The trip has been watched closely in America and China. Why is making this trip important for Gavin Newsom? How are California and China working with each other on climate? What's the significance of sub-national exchanges between the U.S. and China? For these questions and more, Host Liu Kun is joined by Hu Min, Executive Director, iGDP, the Institute of Global Decarbonization Progress; Harvey Dzodin, Senior Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, Former Vice President of ABC TV network; and Chen Weihua, China Daily EU Bureau Chief, and former Washington Bureau Chief.
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