▁was ▁organ ised ▁in ▁the ▁conference ▁centre ▁using ▁the ▁s log ans ▁and ▁attract ing ▁a ▁reported ▁storm ▁of ▁media ▁interest . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁direct ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Ky oto ▁Pro tocol ▁and ▁to ▁contribute ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁billion ▁" to ▁save ▁the ▁world ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁December , ▁Di - A ping ▁led ▁the ▁G 7 7 - Ch ina ▁group ▁in ▁withdraw ing ▁co operation ▁from ▁the ▁negoti ations . ▁ ▁He ▁stated : ▁" It ▁has ▁become ▁clear ▁that ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁presiden cy ▁- ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁und em ocr atic ▁fashion ▁- ▁is ▁adv ancing ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁developed ▁countries ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁oblig ations ▁between ▁developed ▁and ▁developing ▁countries ... The ▁mistake ▁they ▁are ▁doing ▁now ▁has ▁reached ▁levels ▁that ▁cannot ▁be ▁acceptable ▁from ▁a ▁president ▁who ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁acting ▁and ▁she ph erd ing ▁the ▁process ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁all ▁parties ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁December , ▁L um um ba ▁Dia - ping ▁critic ised ▁C open hagen ' s ▁non - binding ▁p act ▁agreed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁China , ▁India , ▁Brazil ▁and ▁South ▁Africa . ▁He ▁said ▁"[ This ] ▁is ▁asking ▁Africa ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁suic ide ▁p act , ▁an ▁inc iner ation ▁p act ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁economic ▁dependence ▁of ▁a ▁few