Podesta to visit China for climate talks

White House adviser John Podesta will head to China this week for climate negotiations.

An administration official confirmed the trip, with Podesta and other U.S. officials set to meet with Chinese climate officials, including special envoy Liu Zhenmin and former special envoy Xie Zhenhua.

The official said the trip will focus on areas identified in a climate cooperation agreement made by the U.S. and China last year. That agreement, known as the Sunnylands Statement, said...