China Plans Late Entry Into WHO Leadership Race: Reuters
The late bid would make Song Li the second Chinese WHO chief as Beijing seeks greater influence after the United States stepped back.
- China plans to nominate senior public health official Song Li to succeed World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, according to four diplomats and sources familiar with the matter.
- Beijing aims to expand its influence within multilateral bodies as the United States under President Donald Trump reduces engagement with the UN and its constituent organizations.
- Song possesses 20 years of expertise in maternal and child health policy and international cooperation, positioning her to become the second Chinese national to lead the agency after Margaret Chan.
- Candidates from Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Qatar, Botswana, Indonesia, and Spain have already disclosed their nominations publicly, with the WHO expected to release the complete nominee list in early November.
- Song may face scrutiny over the WHO's relationship with China during the COVID-19 pandemic, an era when the Trump administration repeatedly accused the agency of bias toward Beijing.
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The maternal health expert Song Li was nominated by China for the senior post, Mao Ning, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told reporters. The appointment “shows China’s firm commitment to multilateralism” and “will help the organization play a more active role in improving the health and well-being of all humanity,” she added. Song Li seeks to replace the outgoing director general, Ethiopian Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, whose term e…
China nominates Song Li for WHO chief as agency faces shake-up from US exit
China has nominated health official Song Li to run for director general of the World Health Organization, the foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday. If elected, Song would be the first person from mainland China to head the United Nations health agency. China previously backed Margaret Chan, a Hong Kong-born doctor and former director of health of Hong Kong, who served as WHO director general from 2007 to 2017. Song’s nomination comes as the WH…
China nominates health official to lead WHO – WTOP News
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has nominated health official Song Li to lead the World Health Organization, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday, as Beijing seeks to expand its presence in international governing bodies. The World Health Assembly is set to elect the next WHO head in May. That person will succeed Director-General Tedros Adhanom...
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