The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 3, 2017 China Calls on U.S. Not to Break Paris Climate Change Pledge ------------------------------------------------------------ Trump's upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi comes as China is calling on the U.S. not to break its 2015 Paris Agreement pledges. China is now surging ahead of the U.S. in terms of tackling climate change and promoting renewable energy, after Trump signed an executive order dismantling a slew of climate rules last week. .