US President Donald Trump announced Friday the end of his country's relationship with the World Health Organization, which he accuses of since the outbreak of the new Corona virus of siding with China, while Beijing said the move was "a clear pursuit of its obligations to the organization."
"Because they failed to make the necessary and required reforms, we are ending our relationship with the World Health Organization today, and we are redirecting this money to other urgent public health needs in the world," Trump told reporters.
Trump accused the world body of failing to implement reforms in the face of US concerns and concerns about the organization's handling of the Corona pandemic.
Trump added that large numbers of lives were lost due to China's handling of the Corona pandemic, which caused great economic losses to the world, accusing Beijing of covering up the spread of the virus and causing a global pandemic, adding that "the world needs answers from China about the virus, and it must be We have transparency. "
Trump has previously accused the World Health Organization of being "a puppet of China", from which the epidemic started at the end of 2019, and said that China controlled it.
Earlier, Trump announced a freeze in US funding to the World Health Organization, the main contributor of donations.
Dangerous Chinese
On the other hand, Trump announced that the United States has suspended entry to China posing a potential "threat" to security to its territory.
This comes against the backdrop of a Sino-American tension over a controversial Chinese bill on national security in Hong Kong.
The bill comes after mass demonstrations in Hong Kong in 2019 against the influence of Beijing, characterized by violence, and fostered a pro-democracy current that has been marginalized in the past.
While China has accused Washington of contributing to fueling matters by publicly supporting the demonstrators.
Canceling trade status
In a related context, Trump stressed that the United States is taking action to cancel Hong Kong's special trade status, saying that China is committing "a clear violation" of treaty obligations in relation to the autonomy of the region.
"As a result, I direct my administration to begin the process of reducing the policy of exemptions that gives Hong Kong different and special treatment," he added.
Trump said this would affect a "full range" of agreements with Hong Kong, including extradition, export controls and dual-use technology, and Hong Kong's treatment as a customs territory separate from the mainland.
It is reported that China had previously warned the United Nations that "any attempt to use Hong Kong to interfere in China's internal affairs is doomed to failure."
During the videoconference of the UN Security Council, the Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Jang Jun urged the United States and Britain to "stop making baseless accusations against China," according to a statement of the Chinese diplomatic mission.