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China and the WHO
As US Withdraws From WHO, China Supercharges Its Public Health Diplomacy
By Sailor Miao
Over the course of two decades, China has built a public health aid program for the world, turbocharged by the pandemic. As the U.S. retreats, China will only garner more influence globally.
China Rejects WHO Call for More Transparency on Origins Probe
By Shannon Tiezzi
China’s Foreign Ministry bluntly rejected the WHO’s call for China to be more cooperative with investigations into COVID-19’s origins.
WHO Chief Says It Was ‘Premature’ to Rule out COVID Lab Leak
By Frank Jordans and Maria Cheng
Tedros also made a rare public criticism of China, directly asking Beijing to “to be transparent, open and cooperate” with the WHO investigation.
Experts Question If WHO Should Lead Pandemic Origins Probe
By Maria Cheng and Dake Kang
There are increasing calls for an independent analysis to discover where COVID-19 came from, given the politicization of the WHO investigation.
WHO’s COVID-19 Origin Report Leaves Everyone Unsatisfied
By Shannon Tiezzi
The U.S. led its allies in issuing a statement of concern, while China attempted to push back on pointed comments from the WHO’s director general.
The WHO Should Be More Wary of China
By Ben Lowsen
From the recent investigation in Wuhan and beyond, the WHO is staking its credibility on the word of a malicious actor.
WHO Team Wraps up COVID-19 Origins Probe in Wuhan
By Associated Press
As expected, the team made few definitive pronouncements – other than ruling out the theory that the virus originally leaked from a lab in Wuhan.
WHO Expert Visit to China for COVID-19 Origin Probe Remains Under Negotiation
By Associated Press
Earlier this week, the WHO head expressed his disappointment at a “last minute” halt to a planned experts’ visit.
China Points Finger at Imported Food Packaging as It Casts Doubt on COVID-19 Origins
By Associated Press
China’s new focus on testing packaging comes amid a media push to claim that frozen food imports brought the virus to Wuhan in the first place.
Did China Join COVAX to Counter or Promote Vaccine Nationalism?
By Hemant Adlakha
China has finally announced its membership in the WHO’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution alliance. What took so long?
China Delayed Releasing Coronavirus Info, Frustrating WHO
By Associated Press
An AP investigation finds that the WHO internally worried that China cost the world valuable time by not sharing enough information.
Decoding Xi Jinping’s Speech at the World Health Assembly
By Valérie Niquet
China is on the defensive amid a global backlash, trying to move the narrative toward Xi’s “shared future for mankind.”
Global Health Security: A Call for Taiwan’s Inclusion
By Chen Shih-chung
Taiwan’s minister of health makes the case for the country’s inclusion in the WHO.
Trump Is Right That the WHO Has a China Problem. Cutting Funding Isn’t the Answer.
By Yu-Jie Chen and Jerome A. Cohen
The WHO should be held accountable for its failings, but Trump is wrong to halt funding to the world’s health body.
Taking China to Court Over COVID-19?
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Ivana Stradner.
China, ASEAN Band Together in the Fight Against Coronavirus
By Lucio Blanco Pitlo
The ASEAN-China special session on COVID-19 may mark the start of China offering assistance and expertise to other countries battling the outbreak.
WHO Déjà Vu: Taiwan Not Invited to World Health Assembly
By DD Wu
WHA says cross-strait understanding between China and Taiwan is the basis for invitation
China's Medical Diplomacy
By David Volodzko
China's latest contribution to the WHO is part of a long history of using medical diplomacy as soft power.
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