Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced that he will only allow an independent inquiry if it is conducted by the WHO. Mr Stewart told Sky News allowing the WHO to conduct the inquiry might be the “only choice” if China was to cooperate.
He said the Trump administration was scathing of the close relationship between China and the WHO and was pushing the international body to reaffirm its independence. “I guess one can only hope that the pressure which the US and Australia and other countries around the world are putting on the WHO, will make them lift their game because it doesn’t seem like the Chinese would let anyone else in apart from the WHO,” he said.
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The inquiry will be looking at the WHO, as well. It's obvious the WHO cannot review itself, it makes no sense, that's why the inquiry needs to be independent and unbiased.
What a bunch of idiots. There was just a new election and the chairman was elected by the countries who backed the inquiry of Australia. MurdochCancer
Tredro is a member of the Chinese communist party.
China “agreeing” to an “investigation” by WHO is a joke and shows the need for a new, truly international, non-exclusive health body that is not China Centric. StateDept MOFA_Taiwan
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