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[–] derram ago
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'The first time a China-backed candidate was named Director General of the World Health Organization, the president of the United States had other things on his mind. '
'The Obama administration ultimately filed 16 WTO complaints against China—an average of two a year while in office—but damage had been done. ', "He'll get no argument from Trump administration officials, who hope they will still be around in 2022."
'The same was true five years later, when the Obama administration stood by as the pro-Beijing Chan—who appointed a slew of pro-Beijing bureaucrats during her tenure—was reappointed to another term. '
'And when Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the now-controversial WHO director general, stood for election in the spring of 2017, the Trump administration paid little mind. '
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