Climate issue expected to be discussed

Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said China looks forward to seeing the G20 gathering in Osaka send out positive political signals on dealing with climate change.

"For a long time, the G20, as a major forum for international economic cooperation, has played a significant role in promoting international cooperation on tackling climate change," he said at a news conference on Thursday.

Geng said China has always been proactively devoted to the multilateral process created to deal with climate change. He said the nation has made significant contributions to global climate governance by participating in discussions at the meetings of multilateral mechanisms like the G20.