{"id":246980,"date":"2021-05-12T01:18:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T22:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-was-kerry-doing-on-taxpayer-funded-world-tour\/"},"modified":"2021-05-12T01:18:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T22:18:22","slug":"what-was-kerry-doing-on-taxpayer-funded-world-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-was-kerry-doing-on-taxpayer-funded-world-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"#What was Kerry doing on ‘taxpayer-funded world tour?’"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#What was Kerry doing on ‘taxpayer-funded world tour?’<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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A member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs is demanding the Biden administration shed some light on special envoy John Kerry\u2019s meetings with his Chinese counterpart, the State Department staff of 45 he maintains and his \u201ctaxpayer funded world climate tour.\u201d <\/p>\n

In a letter sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) questioned Kerry\u2019s April meeting with China, arguing that the communist country has proven itself to be adversarial and took aim at President Biden\u2019s green czar for his recent comments that China\u2019s human rights abuses should not interfere with a climate deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI write to express my concern with Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC) John Kerry\u2019s taxpayer funded world climate tour, and, especially, his latest meeting with China\u2019s climate envoy, Xie Zhenhua,\u201d Burchett wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Chinese Communist Party is the United States\u2019 foremost geopolitical rival, and the timing of this summit with its sole focus on climate signals to Beijing that this issue is the Biden Administration\u2019s primary bilateral priority, as opposed to human rights or security issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFortunately, you have stated that climate concessions will not be traded for other CCP geopolitical goals. Nonetheless, Sec. Kerry\u2019s meeting and related jet-setting sends the wrong message and hands the CCP a public relations victory,\u201d he wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Burchett also called for Blinken to provide answers on who Kerry\u2019s 45 staffers are, what their duties are and how many are political app<\/a>ointees. <\/p>\n

In addition, he wants to know why Kerry is allotted such a large office when the State Department already has an entire bureau devoted to Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs and another for Energy Resources and how much office space Kerry and his staff retain. <\/p>\n

And he asked how much each individual trip<\/a> taken by Kerry cost using taxpayer dollars and the emissions impact from his use of private jet for climate talk purposes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Burchett noted that China\u2019s carbon emissions spiked despite its signing on to the Paris Climate Accord, adding that it \u201cexpects the U.S. to be held to a higher standard.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Rep. Tim Burchett also asked for more information on John Kerry\u2019s 45 staff members.<\/figcaption>
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GOP lawmakers have been highly skeptical of the Biden administration\u2019s climate plan, which aims for net-zero emissions by midcentury, arguing it would needlessly hinder job growth and provide China, which is under little to no climate oversight, with an economic edge.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cChina\u2019s carbon emissions have continued to rise year after year, and the country\u2019s commitments under the Paris Climate Accord are meaningless, as the CCP is permitted to continue increasing emissions until 2030,\u201d he wrote. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn fact, the CCP recently authorized the construction of 36.9 GW of new coal-fired capacity, bringing its coal power under development to a whopping 247 GW. Additionally, the CCP\u2019s Deputy Foreign Minister said recently that China should not be expected to risk its own economy by doing more to combat climate change.<\/p>\n

\u201cChina expects the U.S. to be held to a higher standard when it comes to climate and carbon goals. Unlike China, however, the U.S. is leading when it comes to a responsible approach to the environment. In 2019, America\u2019s carbon emissions were at their lowest level since 1992 and at their lowest level per capita since 1950. For this reason, I struggle to understand the importance of Sec. Kerry and Mr. Zhenhua\u2019s meeting and the broader Biden climate agenda and resources being utilized to effectuate it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSec. Kerry\u2019s meeting lends China credibility on the world stage, while furthering the White House\u2019s partisan climate agenda. Continuing to engage with China will only distract from other pressing issues for which the CCP must be held accountable. He concluded.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of answering for belligerence toward Taiwan, the genocide of the Uyghurs, the crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong, and the coverup of the origin of Covid-19, the CCP will tout its newfound climate legitimacy, courtesy of the United States of America. Thank you for your consideration of my serious concerns and your response to my questions regarding Sec. Kerry\u2019s role in the Biden Administration.\u201d\u00a0\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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