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China has nominated health official Song Li as WHO head
- On Thursday, China nominated senior health official Song Li to lead the World Health Organization, positioning her to succeed incumbent Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
- Beijing has actively sought greater influence within United Nations institutions in recent years, contrasting sharply with the United States under President Donald Trump withdrawing from multiple international bodies.
- Song brings 20 years of expertise in maternal and child health policy and played active roles in national responses to major public health crises including SARS, bird flu, and COVID-19.
- Six candidates representing Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Qatar, Botswana, Indonesia, and Spain have also publicly announced their bids, with the World Health Assembly set to elect the next director-general in May.
- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated the nomination demonstrates "China's firm support for multilateralism," though the Trump administration has repeatedly accused the WHO of harboring bias toward China.
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China has nominated health official Song Li as WHO head
China has nominated health official Song Li to lead the World Health Organization, it said on Thursday, confirming a Reuters report that Song had been put forward to succeed the incumbent director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
·London, United Kingdom
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Total News Sources9
Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Center
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources are Center
38% Left
L 38%
C 37%
R 25%
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