News Analysis
China is seeking to become the World Health Organization’s top financier to secure absolute control, a move experts have warned could dismantle global disease management and ignite another health catastrophe.
Beijing pledged continued support for the World Health Organization (WHO), Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Jan. 26, just days after Washington completed its withdrawal from the global body.
Beijing also dismissed U.S. allegations that Chinese authorities mishandled the early COVID-19 outbreak as “groundless,” claiming its anti-pandemic efforts were “transparent and responsible.”
However, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services pointed to evidence of suppressed COVID-19 information and delayed confirmation of human-to-human transmission from China….
China’s Capture of WHO Risks New Health Crisis: Analysts
