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China
Zhōngguó
中国
to reject / to refuse
jùjué
拒绝
World Health Organization / WHO
Shì Wèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
proposed / planned
nǐyì
拟议
fee increase
zēng fèi
增费
plan / proposal
fāngàn
方案
，
funds / funding
zījīn
资金
gap / shortfall
quēkǒu
缺口
problem / issue
wèntí
问题
persistently
chíxù
持续
to worsen / to intensify
jiājù
加剧
。

the United States
Měiguó
美国
to withdraw from / to exit
tuìchū
退出
World Health Organization
Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī
世界卫生组织
after / following
hòu
后
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
structural particle
de
的
required to pay / payable
yīng jiǎo
应缴
assessed / evaluated
pínggū
评估
membership fee / contribution
huìfèi
会费
will / shall (future marker)
jiāng
将
significantly / by a large margin
dàfú
大幅
to rise
shàngshēng
上升
，
but / however
dàn
但
the Beijing side / Chinese authorities
Běijīng fāngmiàn
北京方面
to reject / refuse
jùjué
拒绝
to accept
jiēshòu
接受
proposed / under consideration
nǐyì zhōng
拟议中
structural particle
de
的
rate of increase
zēngfú
增幅
，
causing / bringing
gěi
给
WHO
Shì Wèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
structural particle
de
的
finance / fiscal
cáizhèng
财政
condition / situation
zhuàngkuàng
状况
to bring / to cause
dàilái
带来
even greater
gèng dà
更大
pressure
yālì
压力
。

October 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM

as / along with / following
suízhe
随着
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to withdraw from
tuìchū
退出
World Health Organization
Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī
世界卫生组织
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
structural particle
de
的
assessed
pínggū
评估
membership fee / contribution
huìfèi
会费
expected / estimated
yùjì
预计
will
jiāng
将
significantly / notably
xiǎnzhù
显著
to rise
shàngshēng
上升
。
according to / in accordance with
ànzhào
按照
WHO
Shì Wèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
structural particle
de
的
budget
yùsuàn
预算
plan / scheme
fāngàn
方案
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
in the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
required to pay
yīng jiǎo
应缴
contribution / fee
huìfèi
会费
will
jiāng
将
to approach / to be close to
jiējìn
接近
the United States
Měiguó
美国
previously / before this
cǐ qián
此前
to pay / to submit payment
jiǎonà
缴纳
structural particle
de
的
level
shuǐpíng
水平
。
however / but
rán ér
然而
，
the Beijing side / Chinese authorities
Běijīng fāngmiàn
北京方面
regarding / toward
duì
对
this
zhè yī
这一
proposed
nǐyì
拟议
rate of increase
zēngfú
增幅
to express
biǎoshì
表示
opposition / to oppose
fǎnduì
反对
，
and / furthermore
bìng
并
to reject
jùjué
拒绝
to accept
jiēshòu
接受
related / relevant
xiāngguān
相关
legislative proposal / bill
yì àn
议案
。
China
Zhōngguó
中国
official / government official
guānyuán
官员
to think / to believe
rènwéi
认为
，
membership fee
huìfèi
会费
rate of increase
zēngfú
增幅
should / ought to
yīng
应
and / with
yǔ
与
each country / various countries
gè guó
各国
actual / realistic
shíjì
实际
economic
jīngjì
经济
development
fāzhǎn
发展
level / standard
shuǐpíng
水平
mutually / with each other
xiāng
相
to match / to fit
pǐpèi
匹配
。
the United States
Měiguó
美国
to withdraw from
tuìchū
退出
after / following
hòu
后
，
WHO
Shì Wèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
structural particle
de
的
annual / yearly
niándù
年度
budget
yùsuàn
预算
already
yǐ
已
to face / to confront
miànlín
面临
relatively large / considerable
jiào dà
较大
structural particle
de
的
funds / funding
zījīn
资金
gap / shortfall
quēkǒu
缺口
。
although / even though
jǐnguǎn
尽管
China
Zhōngguó
中国
previously
cǐ qián
此前
to commit / commitment
chéngnuò
承诺
within
zài
在
within five years
wǔ nián nèi
五年内
to / toward
xiàng
向
WHO
Shì Wèi Zǔzhī
世卫组织
to provide / to offer
tígōng
提供
$500 million
5 yì měiyuán
5亿美元
structural particle
de
的
extra / additional
éwài
额外
donation / contribution
juānkuǎn
捐款
，
but / however
dàn
但
analyst / analyst community
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
to point out
zhǐchū
指出
，
solely based on / only relying on
dān píng
单凭
donation
juānkuǎn
捐款
difficult to / hard to
nányǐ
难以
to make up for / to compensate
míbǔ
弥补
formal / official
zhèngshì
正式
membership fee
huìfèi
会费
structural particle
de
的
reduction / decrease
jiǎnshǎo
减少
。
this
zhè yī
这一
controversy / dispute
zhēngyì
争议
to indicate / to show
biǎomíng
表明
，
global
quánqiú
全球
health / sanitation
wèishēng
卫生
governance / management
zhìlǐ
治理
system / framework
tǐxì
体系
in
zài
在
multiple parties / various sides
duōfāng
多方
interests / benefits
lìyì
利益
to compete / power struggle
jiǎolì
角力
under / beneath
xià
下
currently / in the process of
zhèng
正
to face
miànlín
面临
new
xīn de
新的
challenge
tiǎozhàn
挑战
。

News in English

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China Resists Proposed WHO Fee Increase as Organization Faces Funding Pressure After US Exit

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