Obama, Xi Commit To Climate Action

At a press conference in the White House, President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China discussed their willingness to work together to tackle the problem of climate change.

Sep 28th, 2015

At a press conference in the White House, President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China discussed their willingness to work together to tackle the problem of climate change.

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