John Kerry jets off to China to talk climate again amid questions over plane use

Special Climate Envoy John Kerry arrived in China Sunday ahead of planned "in-depth" talks on climate change with the country's communist government.

"We need genuine cooperation," Kerry said ahead of the trip last week, according to the New York Times. "China and the United States are the two largest economies in the world and we’re also the two largest emitters. It’s clear that we have a special responsibility to find common ground."

Kerry's trip comes after he was heavily criticized for his use of a private jet during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing last week, where some Republican lawmakers accused the climate envoy of hypocrisy.

A State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital that Kerry "flew commercially to Beijing" on a "common commercial air flight" but his office has yet to respond to follow-up questions on specifics, including any potential airline.