When other routes had failed, John Kerry started typing. In November, the US envoy turned to diplomacy's secret weapons — emails and texting — to save stalled UN climate talks COP27 at the Egyptian resort town Sharm el-Sheikh. Phone in hand, Kerry got in touch with his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua. A meeting followed. Soon relations between the two great powers warmed, as the Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting memberGet EU news that matters
Alexander Fanta is an EU correspondent for netzpolitik.org, a German news website covering digital rights issues.
Alexander Fanta is an EU correspondent for netzpolitik.org, a German news website covering digital rights issues.