Beneath Trump-WHO spat, a US-China race for leadership

Posted on AllSides April 16th, 2020
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WHO, China, United States, coronavirus

Was the World Health Organization too uncritical of China? Its power to challenge member states is limited, say experts, and withholding U.S. funding amid the pandemic only opens the door to greater Chinese influence.

Late in February, when President Donald Trump was still minimizing the impact he anticipated from the coronavirus on the United States, he had only glowing remarks to make about the World Health Organization’s role in checking the new global threat.

Along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO was “working hard and very smart”...

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