(Yicai) April 30 -- Climate issues have long ceased to be purely environmental concerns, "reaching into the economy, and even touching on culture, politics, and broader strategic configurations," Zou Rong, co-chair of Shanghai Climate Week's executive committee, said during the event. "This is precisely why the Climate Week exists, not only to share technical experience, but to carve out space for China's green actions to be understood and accepted within an international context."