China is pushing to host a global ocean protection body, aiming to capitalise on the US’s retreat from leadership on multilateral and environmental issues under President Donald Trump.
At UN-brokered talks in New York in the past week, China has lobbied hard to become the first Asia-Pacific host of a major UN body, said people with knowledge of the discussions.
This body will help govern the UN High Seas treaty, which provides a legal pathway to the commitment to protect 30 per cent of the world’s oceans by 2030.
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