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During the four-day tour starting Monday, McCarthy will travel to Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing to address air pollution and the work the country has already done to combat it. She will also discuss what the next steps need to be and how the US and China can continue to work together on the topic.

McCarthy will also have co-chairing duties at the US-China Joint Committee on Environmental Cooperation, provide input at he International Workshop on Fuel Desulfurization and deliver a keynote speech at Tsinghua University.

She will also meet with senior officials, business leaders and non-government organisations.

On her final tour day, McCarthy will speak with Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government under-secretary for the environment Christine Loh.

“The US and China represent the world’s largest economies, consumers of energy, and emitters of carbon pollution,” she said.

“Climate change is a shared challenge, and building on more than 30 years of successful cooperation and partnership, the United States and China must work together to build a clean energy economy for a healthier, safer planet.”

The trip comes just a handful of months after US President Obama announced his new Climate Action Plan outlining carbon pollution-cutting measures from the nation’s coal-fired power plants.

In September, the EPA proposed standards for planned future power plants.

McCarthy said the proposal was flexible and would drive economic growth, sparking the clean energy innovation needed for a low-carbon economy.

“China is taking action to address climate change while reducing traditional air pollution and promoting economic growth, and the US stands ready to help,” she said