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Sue-Lin Wong

Women wear masks as they walk along a street on a polluted day in Beijing, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015. China's push for a global climate pact is partly because of its own increasingly pressing need to solve serious environmental problems, observers said Sunday. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (AP)

China will soon trump America: The country is now the global leader in climate change reform

Valerie Volcovici, Sue-Lin Wong