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China, US differ on global plan to cut emissions

By Louise Watt
Published July 9, 2014 2:07pm ET
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China, US differ on global plan to cut emissions
China's State Councillor Yang Jiechi, left, shares a toast with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry before a working lunch at the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Jim Bourg, Pool) | Jim Bourg

BEIJING (AP) — China and the United States took small steps toward their shared goal of fighting climate change on Wednesday, but the world’s No. 1 and No. 2 carbon emitters remain significantly apart over a wider global plan to cut emissions.

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