U.S. and China Quietly Agree on UN Cuts as They Feud Over Trade
- They’ve proposed cutting $80 million from peacekeeping plan
- Peacekeepers have been tarnished by scandals in recent years
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While the U.S. feuds with China on trade, the two biggest donors to the United Nations are quietly edging toward an understanding on budget cuts for the world body.
In an unusual move, the U.S. and China, backed by Russia, proposed almost identical cuts to the organization’s proposed peacekeeping budget, according to two diplomats involved in the issue who asked not to be identified discussing the internal deliberations.