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Bernice Lee, a distinguished Fellow at Chatham House and an expert on China, told the BBC at the time of the statement: "My suspicion is that it has proven to be too difficult to find the form of language that works for both. But nonetheless, I think it's good that they have a statement that's focused on the things they agree on, which is, obviously, the renewables and methane."