China Nominates Communist Party Official to Lead WHO After US Exit
Beijing’s candidate, a health official, would take over an agency that Trump accused of deferring to China during the COVID-19 pandemic.
TL;DR
- China nominated Song Li, a senior health official, for the WHO leadership.
- This nomination follows the United States' withdrawal from the WHO.
- The US had accused the WHO of being biased towards China during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Song Li has a background in women and child health and global studies.
- She has previously studied at Harvard and sits on a WHO advisory group.