2020, this article introduces an NHK online news report in which the U.S. State Department criticized the WHO for “prioritizing politics over public health” in its response to the coronavirus outbreak. It examines Taiwan’s warning, the delayed emergency declaration, opposition to travel restrictions, praise for China’s leadership, and the WHO’s pro-China stance.

April 13, 2020
The following is from NHK’s online news.
“WHO Prioritized Politics Over Public Health”: U.S. State Department Says Its Response Should Be Examined
April 11, 2020, 6:58 a.m.
Regarding the response of the WHO, the World Health Organization, to the novel coronavirus, the U.S. State Department told NHK that “the WHO prioritized politics over public health,” criticizing the organization and expressing the view that its problems should be examined in the future.
Regarding the WHO, the Trump administration in the United States has criticized its response to the novel coronavirus as “extremely China-centric” and has said that it is considering suspending funding.
Amid these circumstances, a State Department spokesperson told NHK on the 10th, regarding reports that the WHO had received information from Taiwan last December suggesting the possibility of human-to-human transmission in Wuhan, “We are deeply concerned that this information was not made known to the world. The WHO does not allow Taiwan to attend the World Health Assembly, and this time, too, it prioritized politics over public health,” thereby criticizing the WHO.
The spokesperson also stated that “the WHO did not declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern until January 30, costing time and lives.”
In addition, regarding the concern expressed by Director-General Tedros when the United States denied entry from China, the spokesperson criticized the WHO by saying, “While the WHO opposed travel restrictions, it continued to praise China’s leadership. Because of the WHO’s mistaken judgment, many countries were delayed in imposing travel restrictions with China.”
The spokesperson then expressed the view that, after the response to this outbreak is over, member states, including the United States, should examine the problems in the WHO’s series of responses.
President Trump to Announce the Administration’s Position on the WHO Next Week
April 11, 2020, 7:26 a.m.
U.S. President Trump made clear that, next week, he would announce his administration’s position regarding the WHO, the World Health Organization, after indicating that he was considering reviewing funding because of the organization’s China-leaning response to the novel coronavirus and related issues.
At a press conference on the 10th, President Trump again criticized the WHO, saying, “We contribute more than ten times as much funding as China, but the WHO is very China-centric. That is not appropriate, and it is not fair to the American people.”
He then stated, “Next week, we will talk about the WHO in detail,” making clear that the administration would announce its position on the WHO the following week.
It is believed that he will explain in detail the funding of the WHO and its relationship with China.
The rest is omitted.
This statement by the U.S. State Department is only natural.
The WHO failed to share Taiwan’s warning with the world and continued to behave as though it were following the wishes of the Chinese Communist Party.
It excluded Taiwan, praised China’s leadership, and opposed travel restrictions.
As a result, many countries delayed imposing travel restrictions with China and suffered irreparable damage.
An international organization that should have been responsible for public health prioritized politics.
Moreover, that politics was the politics of watching the Chinese Communist Party’s mood.
This point alone makes the WHO’s guilt extremely grave.
It was entirely natural that President Trump criticized the WHO as “extremely China-centric” and suggested a review of funding.
The United States contributes more than ten times as much funding as China.
Nevertheless, if the WHO continues to behave as though it is acting for China, it is only natural that the American people should be angry.
The problem is not the WHO alone.
The media in various countries, which failed to criticize the WHO’s mistaken judgments, failed even to examine them sufficiently, and as a result simply repeated the claims of the Chinese Communist Party and the WHO, also bear grave responsibility.
This Wuhan virus disaster is not merely a problem of infectious disease.
It is a great calamity that will remain in human history, brought about by the combination of the bottomless evil of the Chinese Communist Party, the corruption of international organizations, and the deterioration of the media in various countries.