The U.S. and China hijacked the annual meeting of the World Health Assembly, the WHO's governing body, part of an ongoing diplomatic battle over Covid-19 that has left a global leadership vacuum
The rest of the world, meanwhile, is just trying to avoid the crossfire from the latest U.S.-China proxy battle. The EU, in particular, is wary of China’s growing assertiveness, but also keen not to alienate a huge source of exports and a needed ally in its mission to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The EU wants to strengthen rather than weaken the WHO, said Virginie Battu-Henriksson, a foreign affairs spokesperson for the European Union, but that doesn’t mean it plans to fill any funding gap left by the U.S. administration. “The EU backs the WHO in its efforts,” she said, noting the EU has already provided additional funding to WHO in 2020.
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