Trump to Withdraw the USA from the WHO
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@taiwan_girl said in Trump to Withdraw the USA from the WHO:
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@taiwan_girl said in Trump to Withdraw the USA from the WHO:
@Copper said in Trump to Withdraw the USA from the WHO:
that "next guy" right now is China?
Yes, I think for sure that China will increase their funding 1000+% as a way to show their nose at the US.
Why would one think that giving the most money buys you influence? Doesn’t seem to be working out for the US.
The mainland Chinese have been very strong in trying to use money to get influence over the past 20 years or so. Lots of infrastructure projects in Africa and SE Asia for example. They will give no interest (or forgive) loans to build infrastructure. The countries are required to use mainland Chinese contractors and companies and then they are tied to the Chinese for spare parts, upgrades, etc.
Re: why it does not seem to be working for the US:
Part of it is that countries have taken for granted what the US have given to them over the years. Like many things, at first it is a bonus and looked at with favor, but over time, it becomes an entitlement.
Another reason is the for most common people around the world, President Trump is not really admired. And since he represents the US, by this reasoning, the common people have lost some admiration for the US. (And please do not say that I am anti Trump and that is the only reason I am saying this. Most common people around the world only see President Trump at his worse, making goofy statements, etc. and this forms their opinion)
And how do they see him at his worst? What media helps form that opinion?
@Jolly said in Trump to Withdraw the USA from the WHO:
And how do they see him at his worst? What media helps form that opinion?
That is true. They are receiving their news from local sources, but I think those local sources are sourcing the information from other places.
However, to say or assume that the news media is liberal bias against President Trump everywhere around the world is a bit of a "long stretch".
The personality and image of President Trump does not go over very well in many parts of Asia. That is probably more of a cultural bias than a liberal or conservative bias.
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@89th said in Trump to Withdraw the USA from the WHO:
@George-K said in Trump to Withdraw the USA from the WHO:
@LuFins-Dad said in Trump to Withdraw the USA from the WHO:
What did Daltry do to piss Trump off?
He doesn't want to get fooled again?
POTD!
Do I get any credit for the setup?
@LuFins-Dad said in Trump to Withdraw the USA from the WHO:
@89th said in Trump to Withdraw the USA from the WHO:
@George-K said in Trump to Withdraw the USA from the WHO:
@LuFins-Dad said in Trump to Withdraw the USA from the WHO:
What did Daltry do to piss Trump off?
He doesn't want to get fooled again?
POTD!
Do I get any credit for the setup?
Yes! 10% of all winnings.
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I've seen several "man on the street" interviews of random people in several countries, including Taiwan. What they showed is quite different from your take on it.
@Larry said in Trump to Withdraw the USA from the WHO:
I've seen several "man on the street" interviews of random people in several countries, including Taiwan. What they showed is quite different from your take on it.
I agree. Taiwan has not had a better friend than President Trump in a long time.
But, I will still stand by my personal experience of speaking with people first hand who are living in various countries. President Trump does not have a very good majority image overseas.
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@Larry The majority like him in Taiwan, and I love him for the friend he has been to Taiwan. And maybe the same in the Philippines also.
But that doesn't change the fact that the majority of people outside the US do not have a good opinion of him.
Pew Research on foreign opinions of President Trump
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In nearly all nations where trends are available, Trump receives lower ratings than his predecessor, Barack Obama.
Now of course, President Trump is not the President of the world - he is President of the US.
And my comments are only regarding the opinion of non-US people on President Trump, nothing to do with his policies, etc.
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Of course they loved Obama. He let them know from day one that they could walk all over him. They didn't have any respect for him though. It's easy to make people like you if you let then run over you.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-who.html
‘The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations that the United States will withdraw from the World Health Organization ...’
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They’ll have no counterbalance to their influence now. This isn’t good.
I was actually with him when he wanted to threaten their funding to reform them. I even started a thread about it. But this won’t lead to a good place.
This is anti-leadership.
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They’ll have no counterbalance to their influence now. This isn’t good.
I was actually with him when he wanted to threaten their funding to reform them. I even started a thread about it. But this won’t lead to a good place.
This is anti-leadership.
@jon-nyc In many times, it is easier (and more productive) to change something from the inside rather than try from the outside.
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We won’t be changing anything. This will be a Chinese dominated institution the way it was dominated by us in, say, 1990.
@jon-nyc said in Trump to Withdraw the USA from the WHO:
We won’t be changing anything. This will be a Chinese dominated institution the way it was dominated by us in, say, 1990.
I understand that. I was trying to say that if we want reform, it would be better to do while still a member rather than looking in from the outside. For sure, we will not be able to do anything with WHO in that situation.
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Empty threats don’t change anything either.
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The US has been footing the bill for WHO to the tune of almost 1 billion a year. What have we gotten from them in return - NOTHING. China has funded the WHO around 86 million a year. What has China gotten in return? A puppet that carries water for them, and because they engaged in a cover up for China and acted as a propaganda arm, millions of people around the world are dead.
Tell me why the American taxpayer continue to throw away a billion dollars a year on an organization that has become nothing more than a propaganda tool for China.
