At present,the global climate crisis is accelerating and the situation of climate governance is grim.Climate change has become a global public issue that no country can avoid.Due to the divergence of interests among countries,the process of global climate governance has shown a tortuous development trend,and all kinds of challenges,such as the divergence of responsibilities among major countries,the lack of leadership in climate governance,and the inherent inadequacy of the governance mechanisms have emerged,which have seriously impeded the effective implementation of climate governance actions.These challenges urgently re-quire all countries in the world to strengthen their cooperation on climate and to address the climate crisis to-gether.As the two largest economies and major carbon emitters in the world,China and the United States should have joined to address the climate challenges.On the one hand the United States has expressed its willingness to strengthen cooperation with China in the climate field,But on the other hand it puts pressure on China with radical climate targets,resulting in the coexistence of competition and cooperation between China and the United States in the field of climate governance,which has restricted the effectiveness of global cli-mate governance.Only through positive interaction and active cooperation can China and the United States effectively respond to the global climate crisis and safeguard the sustainable development of humanity in the 21st century.
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