He told a small group of journalists: “Developing countries are not comfortable or happy. We strongly urge them to pay up on their debts.”By contrast, he said, developing countries had been “very flexible and constructive” at the talks. Developed countries prefer strict standards but developing countries have historically been allowed some leeway, in recognition that their governance structures and capabilities may lag behind. Xie said the talks were “deadlocked”, but maintained that China should continue to be treated as a developing country, and that developing countries should have flexibility over transparency rules. “Developing countries have very varied capabilities.

Source: The Guardian December 13, 2018 19:28 UTC