China to give WHO US$30 million more after US freezes funds

[KY_EnviroGuy]

Source: Channel News Asia

BEIJING: China announced on Thursday (Apr 23) it will give another US$30 million to the World Health Organization to help in the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, days after Washington said it would freeze funding.

The US, which is the WHO's biggest contributor, accused the organisation last week of "mismanaging" the COVID-19 crisis, drawing ire from Beijing as both countries spar over the deadly virus.

Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the new donation would be in addition to a previous US$20 million committed, and would help "strengthen developing countries' health systems".

He added that China's contribution to the UN agency "reflects the support and trust of the Chinese government and people for the WHO".

Read more: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/coronavirus-covid-19-china-who-us-freeze-funding-12670368

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The loss of America's standing as a world leader continues steadily along.......

So much winning I can hardly stand it......

[FakeNoose]

1. Thank you China!

Stepping up to take over the vacuum of leadership, since the orange asshole has shown once again that he can't do shit.

[Thekaspervote]

2. Thank you China for doing the right thing when our idiot king won't!

[howardmappel]

3. As I predicted last week

And China will increase its funding and its influence around the world. Way to go, fuck-up donny little hands.

[Grokenstein]

4. Leadership, versus "leverage."

...Which one's the "shithole country" again?

Stop Making America Ridiculous & Terrible

[Aussie105]

5. I find it harder and harder

to believe the wide brush stokes some politicians engage in to paint the Chinese as a country, as a people, as the Evil Empire.

But I personally don't need to center my life around hating some demonized 'evil' group or not-like-me minority to justify my existence, like some need to do.

Just me mellowing in my old age?

[Igel]

6. So, what do you think about Russia? n/t

[mr_lebowski]

10. The people are great, their government however does suck, big time, evil is not an unfair term

And not because it's socialist, but because ... well ... they do a lot of evil shit in general.

In THIS case, however ... the outcome seems positive at least.

[JI7]

11. the Govt of China IS evil . China does these things to build influence around the world

By CHina i mean the govt .

How they dealt with this virus when it first came up is an example of their evil.

[Steelrolled]

7. China will be getting their money's worth.

[rpannier]

8. The loss of America's standing as a world leader continues steadily along

That's why this was a brilliant idea by China
Buys a lot of good will

[JI7]

9. Trump letting China gain more influence in the world