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China's 'token' $2 bn payment to WHO is a distraction to hide failure: US

Earlier, China announced that it would provide more than $2 billion over two years to the WHO to fight the pandemic

Health workers collect swab samples from people for COVID -19 tests, in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

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President Donald Trump has suspended US payments to the WHO pending a review of how the organization handled the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak

ANI Washington D.C.

1 min read Last Updated : May 19 2020 | 9:21 AM IST

The US government sees China's newly announced payment to the World Health Organization (WHO) as an attempt to distract from Beijing's failure in handling the Covid-19 outbreak, White House National Security Council spokesman John Ullyot said in a statement on Monday.

Earlier, China announced that it would provide more than $2 billion over two years to the WHO to fight the pandemic.

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"The CCP [Chinese Communist Party]'s payment of $2 billion is a token to distract from the growing number of nations demanding accountability for

Topics : Coronavirus US china relations World Health Organization

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