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Jeff Jarvis May 21, 2025

China steps in for the US... This is humiliating....
China to donate $500 million to WHO, stepping into gap left by U.S. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/21/china-who-donation-500-million/

China to donate $500 million to WHO, stepping into gap left by U.S.

Beijing will replace the United States as the organization’s top state donor, expanding its influence as the U.S. retreats from international cooperation.

The Washington Post

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CockneyLaurie

@jeffjarvis no surprise they are more popular that US https://nebula.tv/videos/tldrnewsglobal-does-the-collapse-of-american-soft-power-actually-matter

TLDR News Global — Does the Collapse of American “Soft Power” Actually Matter?

Global polling shows that America's appeal has fallen sharply and China is now popular than the US internationally. So in this video, we'll look at the data, Trump's impact, the decline in America's so called "soft power" and whether it actually matters.

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