China takes stock as it prepares for Cancun

BEIJING - The Chinese government is busy designing a comprehensive communication strategy to present its position on climate change, which it hopes will help achieve substantial results in global negotiations in Cancun, Mexico later this year.

Based on the experiences and lessons of the UN Copenhagen summit, at which China was described as a scapegoat in the breakdown of negotiations, China's top climate change negotiator, Su Wei, said the strategy will include arrangements on how to timely and effectively communicate the country's stance.

"To prepare for the Cancun summit, we have already started devising our strategy on how to communicate," said Su, director of the climate change department at the National Development and Reform Commission, who described the task as "urgent".