U.S. funding cuts are straining the United Nations and giving Beijing an opening to strengthen its influence, at a fraction of the cost Washington once paid.
China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, along with his wife, Peng Liyuan, welcomed António Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, in Beijing in 2024.
As President Trump pulls back U.S. funding of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body’s work on human rights and labor.
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