Allegations are misleading

Li Baodong, member of the CPPCC National Committee

During the 73rd session of the World Health Assembly, many countries voiced their support for the WHO's leadership and coordinating role. Yet, it is the US that wants to coerce the WHO to do its bidding at this critical juncture, going so far as threatening to withdraw funding if the WHO does not comply. Using money to induce and force an international organization to fall into line, only the US would do something like this.

Within the 21-strong WHO leadership team, 11 of them come from the US, the European Union, Canada and Australia, and only one comes from China. Even the WHO working group on COVID-19 consists mostly of US experts, including ones from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How can they say China can control the WHO when a majority of its personnel are from the US? This is giving a false account of real facts.