President Trump thinking about showing some measures to WHO New Corona May 15 22:39

WHO = US President Trump, who has temporarily suspended funding to the World Health Organization, told reporters at the White House on the 14th, "We will make an announcement about WHO soon, probably next week." , Revealed that it will show some countermeasures.

At a press conference last month, President Trump strongly criticized WHO's response to the new coronavirus as "extremely Chinese," and stated that it would stop funding WHO from three months to two months. It is supposed to verify correspondence between months.

Although there was information that President Trump could have caused human-to-human transmission in Wuhan, China in December last year, which was different from the explanation of the Chinese government, the reason why WHO is closer to China is WHO. Claimed that it did not conduct the investigation.

In addition, he said, "China contributes only about 40 million dollars, but the United States makes 400 million to 500 million dollars every year," and contributed approximately 43 billion yen to 53 billion yen in Japanese yen. As the largest contributor to the WHO, it shows the idea of ​​seeking accountability from the WHO.

Meanwhile, President Trump said, "If meaningful reforms can be made, the United States will continue to be involved in WHO."

The announcement by President Trump is drawing attention because there is concern that the suspension of funding from the United States may affect international cooperation in the future against infection.

US-China conflict over the new coronavirus

The United States and China are in intense conflict over the source of the new coronavirus and the initial response to infection control.

When the infection spread rapidly in the United States, the Trump administration called it the “Chinese virus” or “Wuhan virus” and intensified criticism of China, which was the first serious infection.

In particular, China claims that it did not disclose information because it dismissed the doctor who initially sounded the alarm and did not accept the expert investigation sought by the United States, which led to the spread of global infection. .

Secretary of State Pompei has asked China to provide information about the virus and is responsible for the spread of the infection, and Congress and some states are also seeking damages against China.

On the other hand, China said that it was “transparent and highly appreciated by the international community” and did not conceal information, and claimed that it was an appropriate response.

The US and China are also at odds with each other about the source of the virus, and a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman posted on Twitter that "it may have been brought to China by the US military," while President Trump and others in Wuhan, Hubei Province. We are requesting on-site investigations, etc. because there is evidence that the research institute is a source.

Under these circumstances, sentiment toward China deteriorated in the United States, and in a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in March, 66% of the respondents answered that they did not like China's impression. It's been the worst since the first time.

Then, in April, President Trump announced that he would temporarily suspend the contribution of the World Health Organization (WHO), where the United States is the largest contributor, as "close to China".

Regarding the reason for saying "we are closer to China", President Trump said that there was a possibility that human-to-human transmission, which was different from the explanation of the Chinese government, may have occurred in Wuhan, China in December last year, but WHO Did not investigate. The WHO argues that the United States opposed the measure that banned entry from China.

Secretary of State Pompeio also called on WHO's Secretary-General Tedros to invite Taiwan to the General Assembly this year with the status of an observer at the conference on 6th, and called on each country to assist.

In this regard, the US Senate has unanimously passed a bill supporting Taiwan's participation in the WHO Annual General Assembly, and there are moves to support Taiwan's participation.

The Trump administration is increasingly wary of China's increasing influence in international organizations, and it seems that there is a reason to restrain China against the background of calling for Taiwan's participation.

On the other hand, the opposition party and the Democratic Party had a delay in responding because the Trump administration drastically reduced the number of staff at the US CDC = Disease Control Center stationed in China and did not take sufficient measures in the early stages of the spread of infection. I criticize that I invited you.

For this reason, it is pointed out that President Trump's criticism of China and WHO may be the reason for distracting his responsibility for the initial response.

On the other hand, China emphasized its supportive stance, including making new donations to WHO, and opposed Taiwan's attendance at the General Assembly as part of China.

WHO is often accused of responding to the new Corona

The WHO = World Health Organization has often been accused of responding to the global spread of the new coronavirus.

WHO declared a "public health emergency of international concern" in January on the new coronavirus that spread from China, and globally on March 11 as a "pandemic". Recognizing that this is a major pandemic, we appealed to each country to strengthen its measures.

However, despite the fact that human-to-human transmission may have occurred in Wuhan, China, the WHO argued that it did not investigate, and US President Trump is "very close to China." He criticized and announced that he would suspend funding for WHO.

In addition, on the Internet, criticism that WHO's Executive Secretary Tedros could not prevent the spread of infection due to underestimation of the situation was repeated, and there were calls for resignation.

Regarding the source of the new coronavirus, he also acknowledged that President Trump may have spread from an institute in Wuhan, Hubei, China, but China argued that there was no evidence and accused the response. Is continuing.

Regarding this, the WHO is making adjustments this month by sending experts to China, saying that "it is only speculation that no clear evidence has been submitted and that it originated from the Wuhan institute". I made it clear.

Regarding this issue, Morrison, Australia's prime minister, has begun to spread to the international community asking for the truth, for example, stating that an independent investigation is necessary to determine the source.

What is being debated for next week's WHO Annual Meeting is whether to accept the observer participation that Taiwan is seeking.

While the Chinese government has stressed that Taiwan is against China as part of China, the US Trump administration has been activating a move to encourage participation, and so far 13 member states have banned Taiwan. I suggest you should invite.

The WHO says that Taiwan's participation will be decided based on the consensus of the member countries, but according to Taiwan, the invitation to the general meeting has not been received so far.