Trump’s WHO exit gives China opportunity to extend influence


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U.S. President Donald Trump listens along with White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Debbie Birx during an event on reopening schools amid the coronavirus outbreak. © Reuters KIYOSHI ANDO, Nikkei senior staff writer, and RINTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writers July 9, 2020 03:01 JST | North America Copy Copied TOKYO/GENEVA -- President Donald Trump's move to officially withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization will rob the body of a leading provider of funding, treatments and personnel, and leave China in a position to fill the void. The exit will not leave the WHO in an immediate crisis, thanks...