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Addressing delegates of the biodiversity talks via a video link, President Xi called for solidarity and cooperation between nations as negotiators attempt to thrash out the agreement to tackle biodiversity loss.
“We need to build global consensus on biodiversity protection,” said Xi. “We need to push…
