US Secretary of State Clinton visits thermal power plant

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Source: CCTV.com | 02-22-2009 09:06

Clean energy and climate change was high on the US Secretary of State's diplomatic agenda. Clinton also went Saturday to a Sino-American thermal power plant in Beijing putting the spotlight on how the two countries can work through these challenges together.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a speech during a visit to the Taiyanggong  Geothermal Power Plant in Beijing February 21, 2009. Clinton said on Saturday the United States and China can pull the world out of economic  crisis by workingtogether.[Asianewsphoto]

Clinton's stopover at this clean-energy thermal plant is more than a symbolic gesture. The cooperative venue is just one example of what China and the United States can do together to fight global warming.

The Secretary of State takes an historical approach to make clear the relationship between the environment and the growth of a nation.

Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State said "What we hope is that you won't make the same mistakes we made because I don't think either China or the world can afford that. When we were industrializing and growing, we didn't know any better sustainable growth, clean-energy driven growth."