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Chinese President Xi Jinping has still not committed to attending the Cop26 international climate change talks in Glasgow, the British minister chairing the conference has said. Cop 26 president Alok Sharma was unable to confirm China would even be sending a delegation to the gathering in November - although he insisted he was 'very, very hopeful' they would. The agreement of China, as the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, is seen as crucial if the talks are to succeed in slowing global warming. However, Beijing has been infuriated by the new defence pact by the UK, US and Australia...
