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China nominates Song Li for WHO chief amid US funding withdrawal

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China has put forward health official Song Li as a candidate for the Director-General position at the World Health Organization. This nomination occurs as the WHO is undergoing significant financial restructuring due to the United States' withdrawal, a move that China has stated it will counter by increasing its own financial contributions. If successful, Song Li would be the first individual from mainland China to lead the UN health agency. AI

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China nominates Song Li for WHO chief amid US funding withdrawal

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Cao Jiaxuan ·

    China nominates Song Li for WHO chief as agency faces funding 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 M…

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