As Trump Bashes China, His Administration Pays Millions to a Consulting Firm Used by the Chinese Gov
Trump and his allies have settled on a new strategy for defending their weak response to the novel coronavirus pandemic: Attack China.
On Tuesday, that strategy took the form of Trump’s announcement that he would freeze funding for the World Health Organization. At a White House press conference, Trump accused the WHO of being “very China-centric” and of going soft on the Chinese communist government for its initial response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Hubei Province.
The WHO announcement came amidst a blitz of China-focused attacks by the president, administration officials, and surrogates like Donald Trump Jr. Trump’s allies have suddenly taken great interest in China’s abominable record on human rights and press freedoms even as Trump himself has done little to advance civil liberties and human rights at home or abroad. And Trump’s reelection campaign has put China front and center as it raises money and tries to damage former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee.
But while the WHO — which will continue to play a key role helping governments respond to the pandemic — got its American funding halted for allegedly being too soft on China, the Trump administration has taken a very different approach to McKinsey & Company, a consulting firm that isn’t just “soft” on China but has played a major role in the Chinese government’s economic growth and global ambitions. As recent news investigations have revealed, McKinsey worked for dozens of state-owned companies in China and promoted China’s multibillion-dollar Belt-and-Road infrastructure project.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-world-health-organization-china-kushner-mckinsey-coronavirus-task-force-984437/
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