China sees no chance for a deal in Hopenhagen...

For once, I hope the Chinese are right...

China has told participants in the United Nations climate change talks that it sees no possibility of reaching an operational accord this week, an official involved in the Copenhagen talks told Reuters on Thursday.

The official, who asked not to be identified by name, said the Chinese had suggested instead issuing "a short political declaration of some sort." It was not clear what that would say.