"Quit" WHO is the ultimate mockery of American politics

【Ming Dysprosium】 

  US President Trump said at the White House press conference on the afternoon of the 29th that because the WHO “refuses to implement the reforms required by the US”, the United States will terminate its relationship with WHO and redeploy the dues paid to the organization elsewhere . Regarding the willful behavior of the US government to "retreat from the masses" and "cut off the confession", although the international community is psychologically prepared, it is still "amazing."

  WHO has an irreplaceable and important role in the global public health field, especially in coordinating the fight against the new coronary pneumonia epidemic in countries around the world. The cooperation between countries of the world and WHO is related to human well-being. As a world power, the United States should make its due contribution to global public health under the coordination of WHO. The whole world sees clearly that the announcement by the US government of "retreating from the masses" and breaking the supply of WHO is nothing more than to divert people's attention to the contradictions in the United States and to dump the pot's own responsibility to fight the epidemic.

  "Cooperate to use, and disagree to abandon" has always been the credo of the US government in handling relations with international organizations. Prior to this, the current US government that pursued "America First" had withdrawn from UNESCO, the Human Rights Council, the Paris Agreement, and the Iran Nuclear Agreement. For the sake of "priority" in its own political interests, the US government has chosen to "retreat" the WHO. On the 18th of this month, Trump sent a letter to WHO Director-General Tan Desai, threatening that if WHO is not committed to making "substantial improvements" in the next 30 days, the US will terminate the payment of contributions to WHO and reconsider Whether to stay in the organization. As early as April 14th, Trump also announced that the United States suspended the payment of dues to WHO and demanded accountability for WHO ’s actions in the epidemic. This point in time is just after the full outbreak of the US epidemic and its rapid deterioration. In the face of an epidemic that does not know borders, and when the international community joins hands in fighting the epidemic, can the United States withdraw from WHO, can it alleviate the pain of the epidemic of the American people? !

  At present, the number of deaths in the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic in the United States has exceeded 100,000, and it is still rising. The black Freud of Minnesota was killed by the white police on the knees, which once again triggered anger against the racism in the United States. Protests of scale have escalated into riots and spread to more than 20 states. At this time, should n’t the US government focus on fighting against the epidemic and saving people, trying to appease the hurt black people? Should n’t we continue to support WHO in coordinating the global fight against the epidemic? As far as the cessation of supply is concerned, in the WHO budget for 2020 to 2021, the funds from the United States are mainly used for vaccine projects, AIDS prevention and control, and polio eradication programs. Some experts have assessed that the cessation of supply in the United States will have catastrophic consequences for these projects, "the prevention and control of some diseases will even go backwards for 30 years." Obviously, for the principle of supremacy of life cherished by all mankind, the current US government has not hesitated to abandon or even trample on.

  This is what makes the international community "amazing"-for the well-known political and private interests of the current US government, it can disregard the life and death of the people, it can have no moral bottom line, and it can have no international reputation.

  The current US epidemic is in desperation. Even if the politician has even more nerves, he can't bear such serious negligence. The reality of more than 1.7 million infections and more than 100,000 deaths is far more than the front page of the New York Times. The full-page obituary is even more shocking.

  Therefore, "scrapping the pot" to the outside world has become the "survival" way of the US government in an extraordinary period. Both WHO and China are undoubtedly on the "scrapping the pot" list. In a letter to the Director General of the WHO, Tan Desai, on May 18, Trump made "China failed to report the epidemic in a timely manner", "China deliberately concealed the epidemic", "WHO succumbed to pressure from China", "WHO released A series of unexpected accusations, such as inaccurate or misleading statements, have pushed the operation of "scrapping the pot" to a "new level" of "systematization" and "two arrows with one stone".

  However, in the face of the reality of the epidemic, the systematic "dumping" or blackmail is also useless in vain, and is more like a "political streaking" that deceives others. The United States, which accounts for 4.25% of the world's population, why did the number of deaths in the epidemic account for nearly 30% of the world? The reason is that the U.S. government has not dedicated its efforts to prevent and control the epidemic, ignoring various warnings and scientific suggestions, and wasting precious time for nearly two months. As reported by the British "Guardian", epidemiological experts estimate that 90% of the dead in the first outbreak in the United States should not have lost their lives.

  The Trump administration's "retreat" behavior has been strongly criticized in the United States. It is pointed out that there are more than 100,000 deaths from New Coronary Pneumonia in the United States, and it is still increasing. 40 million people have applied for unemployment benefits, but the White House is only interested in finding scapegoats. Tom Freedon, the former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an epidemiologist, said that the United States "betrayed" the WHO and made the United States and the world even more unsafe.

  "Quiting out" WHO will only lower the international reputation of the United States once again, and further collapse the image of the "world leader" and "beacon of freedom" that the United States boasts of. A few days ago, the French newspaper Le Monde commented on the article that the new coronary pneumonia epidemic has further weakened the soft power of the United States. Its international image and global influence have been hit hard. The United States is more isolated than ever.

  In fact, the United States has long been in debt for fulfilling its responsibilities as a great power. In the United Nations, the most important international institution, as of May 14, the United States, as a permanent member, owed US $ 1.165 billion in contributions and US $ 1.332 billion in peacekeeping assessments. It was the largest country in arrears. In the face of a pandemic, and when the international community urgently needs to strengthen cooperation, the United States' "retreat" approach will greatly weaken its influence in the global health field and international affairs.

  Despite the bottom draw in the United States, the international community still generally supports WHO, and global solidarity will continue. The resolution adopted by the 73rd World Health Assembly continued to emphasize the key role of WHO in combating the new crown pandemic, developed a clear road map for the key actions that must be taken in the global fight against epidemics, and affirmed the WHO since the outbreak The "all government" and "whole society" comprehensive anti-epidemic practices that have been called for.

  People are not far away, and there is no foreign country. Including the general public in the United States, the international community generally expects that WHO will continue to play an irreplaceable role, play a strategic leading role in the global health field, coordinate the global response to the epidemic, support national efforts to fight the epidemic, and make human life healthier.

  (Reporter of this newspaper)