China is criticizing Donald Trump’s plan to back out of the global climate change deal that 200 governments have agreed upon.

Xie Zhenhua, China’s special climate-change representative, made a rare comment on a foreign election by telling reporters on Tuesday that Mr Trump would receive significant backlash should he become president and dishonor the deal.

"If they resist this trend, I don't think they'll win the support of their people, and their country's economic and social progress will also be affected," the top official said, according to Reuters.

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The deal, championed by President Barack Obama, will go into effect on Friday. His country has promised to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28 per cent by 2025 while China promised to significantly reduce carbon emissions by 2030.

“I don’t think ordinary people would agree if you were to reject that trend,” he explained.