China rejects UK claims it hindered Copenhagen talks

Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband had accused China of vetoing two agreements on limiting emissions.

Beijing's foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said the accusations were a political plot made by leaders who wanted to shirk their own obligations.

The summit ended without the 192 nations reaching a binding agreement.

The delegates simply committed to "taking note" of a deal recognising the need to limit temperature rises to 2C.

Jiang Yu did not mention Mr Miliband by name, but in comments reported by the Xinhua state news agency, she said statements from "certain British politicians" were "plainly a political scheme".

The aim, she said, was "to shirk responsibilities that should be assumed towards developing countries, and to provoke discord among developing countries".

"This scheme will come to nothing," said Ms Jiang.