The U.S. always seems to be in competition with China—economically, technologically, militarily. But how do the two countries stack up when it comes to measuring the health of its people? Going by what we know about China's approach to aging—revering and caring for their elderly population,

"Such a lawsuit is nothing short of frivolous litigation that defies the basic theory of the law and sovereign equality," Chinese embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu told Newsweek when asked how China would react to a ruling in the state's favor.

President Trump’s decision to pull out of the international health agency could deprive the United States of crucial scientific data and lessen the country’s influence in setting a global health agenda.

On Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Guo also expressed strong support for the World Health Organization following Trump's announcement, saying China will "as always ...

Ooh, that’s a big one,” Donald Trump said Monday as he signed an executive order – one of dozens during his first hours as president – to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization.

The Show Me State vows to seize $25 billion in Chinese assets if Beijing doesn't pay damages related to the outbreak of COVID-19.

"Unfairly onerous payments" are cited in the executive order as a reason for WHO withdrawal. Countries’ dues are a percentage of their gross domestic product, meaning that as the world’s richest nation, the United States has generally paid more than other countries.

More than half of Americans believe the U.S. benefits from its membership in the WHO. As of April 2024, 25% of U.S. adults say the country benefits a great deal from its membership, while about one third say it benefits a fair amount. Conversely, 38% say the U.S. does not benefit much or at all from WHO membership.

Trump's stances toward the U.N. may create openings for China to boost its influence there. It's not clear that Beijing wants to. The post China May Not Want the U.N. Opening Trump Is Handing It appeared first on World Politics Review.

Staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to halt all communication with the World Health Organization.

The extent of the impacts of the Trump administration’s sudden 90-day freeze of almost all foreign aid is still unclear almost a week on, as officials and aid workers overseas try to make sense of which activities must be suspended.