Biden administration climate czar John Kerry is leaving Beijing with no deal, he announced Wednesday after three days of climate negotiations with Xi Jinping's government.
Kerry during a press conference said that while he went to China to "Break new ground" on the communist nation's climate commitments, he was unable to do so.
Kerry went as far as to admit that he made no demands of the Chinese, arguing that "Nobody should be 'dictated to.'" He nonetheless argued that his trip was a success, as he held "Very frank conversations."
Kerry's failure to return to the United States with any sort of climate agreement likely comes as an embarrassment to the Biden administration, which argued in the buildup to Kerry's trip that U.S.-China climate negotiations should not be derailed by political disagreements.
During Kerry's time in Beijing, Xi poured cold water on the Biden administration's attempts at climate diplomacy-he did not meet with Kerry during the visit and on Tuesday said his nation's climate goals "Will never be influenced by others."
"We all agree that nobody should be 'dictated to,' and we're not doing that. That's why we had three days of intensive discussions," Kerry said.
In addition to Xi's comments, the Chinese Communist Party used climate negotiations to threaten the United States during Kerry's trip.
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