Beijing has promised to continue supporting the World Health Organization even after President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the US.
Ooh, that’s a big one,” Donald Trump said Monday as he signed an executive order – one of dozens during his first hours as president – to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization.
The Show Me State vows to seize $25 billion in Chinese assets if Beijing doesn't pay damages related to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Trump’s stances toward the U.N. may create openings for China to boost its influence there. It’s not clear that Beijing wants to.
China’s Foreign Ministry criticized President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord and the World Health Organization, offering an initial look at how Beijing intends to present itself as a force for stability in global affairs during the new administration.
Beijing would become the undisputed champion of global health if it chose to close the funding gap caused by the looming US withdrawal
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said ... WHO vigorously denies the allegation and says it continues to press Beijing to share data to determine whether COVID emerged from human contact ...
President Trump stopped short of setting down fresh tariffs on China in his first hours in office, but he cited Beijing in signing several of his executive orders, including decisions to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organization,
Trump's order said the administration would cease negotiations on the WHO pandemic treaty while the withdrawal is in progress. U.S. government personnel working with the WHO will be recalled and reassigned, and the government will look for partners to take over necessary WHO activities, according to the order.
As Trump takes aim at global norms and institutions, the question of what parts of the post-Cold War order can be saved – and for whom – requires urgent attention.
Conservatives are pushing Trump to distance himself from global health authorities, which experts believe could undermine future pandemic responses.
China vowed on Tuesday to continue participating in two cornerstone multinational arrangements -- the World Health Organization and Paris climate accord -- after newly sworn-in US President Donald