China will give the World Health Organization $500 million, but “in terms of the contribution, the WHO is a cheap date,” Brett Schaefer says.
“The Chinese donation is reportedly $500 million over five years,” Schaefer, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, told The Daily Signal. “According to U.N. Chief Executives Board data, in 2023, the U.S. provided $374 million in voluntary contributions above its $113 million in assessed contributions.”
China will now be the largest donor to the World Health Organization after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the WHO in January, citing concerns over its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and failure to implement reforms.
“The world is now facing the impacts of unilateralism and power politics, bringing major challenges to global health security,” Chinese Vice Premier Liu…
