Xie Zhenhua (Chinese: 解振华; born November 1949[1]) is a Chinese politician who served as vice-chairman of China's top economic development body, the National Development and Reform Commission as well as serving as China's special climate envoy.

[2] Specifically, he was among the millions of “sent-down youth” who were dispatched to the countryside to retrain their minds through hard labor, and for this Xie was sent to Heihe in the northern province of Heilongjiang.

Xie's role has been positively received among many foreign politicians and climate change activists, as he has been a driver behind China signing binding commitments to reduce emissions.

[3] His speech at the 2010 climate conference in South Africa conveyed this Chinese position:[2][7][9] We are developing countries.

[10] He led the Chinese delegation at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (i.e. COP26) in November of that year.