WHO Official Promotes Conspiracy Theory Website to Bolster China’s Coronavirus Disinformation Campaign

Adam Kredo
July 21, 2020 3:15 PM

A top World Health Organization official promoted a report from a website that traffics in conspiracy theories to help bolster China’s false claims that it was the first to report the existence of the coronavirus.

China Rebukes US Withdrawal From WHO

US withdrew amid concerns of Chinese influence in international organization

Jack Beyrer
July 8, 2020 1:00 PM

China criticized America’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization Wednesday morning and defended its own contributions to the international agency.

WHO Chief to Speak at Top Chinese University Graduation Ceremony

Reuters
June 16, 2020 8:09 AM

BEIJING (Reuters) - The head of the WHO is due to give a speech to Beijing university students this week, as the U.N. body seeks to manage a resurgence of the coronavirus in China amid hostility from its biggest donor, the United States.

Foreign Propagandists Exploit U.S. Unrest

China compares Hong Kong activists to U.S. looters, as ex-Iran prez quotes Tupac

Yuichiro Kakutani
June 7, 2020 5:00 AM

Foreign propagandists are exploiting the death of George Floyd to question the legitimacy of the U.S. political system and deflect concerns about their own human rights abuses.

WHO Officials Privately Vented About China’s Secrecy As They Publicly Praised Regime

World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom shakes hands with Chinese president Xi Jinping

Yuichiro Kakutani
June 2, 2020 4:30 PM

The World Health Organization praised the Chinese government’s early response to the coronavirus even as WHO officials privately expressed frustration about China’s refusal to hand over life-saving data, according to a new report.

Trump to Pull U.S. Out of World Health Organization

Reuters
May 29, 2020 4:12 PM

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he is terminating the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus, saying the WHO had essentially become a puppet organization of China.

White House Pushes Back on Chinese Claims it Gives Most in Global Health Aid

War of words over aid is the latest sally in the Trump administration’s efforts to counteract Chinese propaganda

Adam Kredo
May 27, 2020 5:00 AM

The Trump administration is aggressively working to counter China's claims that it has overtaken the United States as a global health aid leader, with a senior administration official telling the Washington Free Beacon that Beijing's newfound generosity is part of an effort to distract the world from its early cover-up of the coronavirus.

Aid Groups Slam U.N. Council Failure to Take Coronavirus Action

Reuters
May 19, 2020 4:37 PM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several aid groups criticized the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday for being unable to agree on a resolution backing U.N. chief Antonio Guterres’ call for a global ceasefire so the world can focus on combating the coronavirus pandemic.

Caving to Chinese Pressure, WHO Will Not Invite Taiwan to Global Health Meeting

Adam Kredo
May 11, 2020 5:00 PM

The World Health Organization has denied an appeal for Taiwan to join an upcoming meeting on the global health situation amid protests from China, which has sought to exclude the nation from pressing deliberations.

Trump Withholding Over $350 Million From WHO, But Congress Still Key to Investigating International Coronavirus Response

Administration has already given WHO $98 million in 2020

Yuichiro Kakutani
April 20, 2020 5:00 AM

The Trump administration has decided to withhold hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars from the World Health Organization over its complicity in helping China avoid responsibility for the coronavirus pandemic, but it will be up to Congress to ramp up pressure on the organization to enact reforms.