Trump’s WHO Attack Accelerates Breakdown in Global Cooperation
- U.S.-China rivalry for leadership in post-virus world at stake
- China’s virus donations criticized, while U.S. hoards supplies
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President Donald Trump’s broadside against the World Health Organization is another blow to international institutions designed to help nations confront global crises -- and may leave countries even less prepared for the next one.
Trump’s move on Tuesday to suspend WHO funding amid a pandemic that has cost at least 130,000 lives is the latest salvo in a broader struggle between the U.S. and China over global leadership. Both countries are courting other nations and public opinion as they cover up their own shortcomings in the pandemic and position themselves for the post-virus world.