BEIJING, Oct 28 (Reuters) - China wants rich countries to commit 1 percent of their economic worth to help poor nations fight global warming, and will press for a new international mechanism to spread "green" technology worldwide. Unveiling the demands on Tuesday, a senior Chinese official for climate change policy, Gao Guangsheng, said the financial turmoil rattling the global economy should not deter a big increase in funds and technology to poor nations. "Developing countries should take action, but a prerequisite for this action is that developed countries provide funds and transfer technology," Gao told a news conference. "Developed countries' funding to support developing countries response to climate change should reach 1 percent of the developed countries' GDP." Gao said current funds to help fight climate change were "virtually nothing". China will detail its proposal at a conference next week that will assemble representatives from the United States, Europe and many rich and poor countries, he said. (Editing by Nick Macfie)
Demonstrators march through the Zhongxiao area while carrying portraits of Chiang Kai-shek, former Nationalist (KMT) leader, during an anti-China protest in Taipei October 25, 2008. The main opposition Democratic Progressive Party ...
