Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang discusses China purchasing Russian oil and the impact of President Donald Trump withdrawing the U.S. from UNESCO.

The U.S. is leaving UNESCO again, just two years after rejoining—raising concerns about global cooperation and China’s ...

Trump ordered a 90-day review of America’s presence in UNESCO back in February, with special emphasis on probing ...

China is poised to expand its influence within UNESCO and the broader UN as the Trump administration once again retreats from ...

After the U.S. withdrawal, China increased its annual contribution to UNESCO to about $65 million, becoming its largest donor. Foreign Policy magazine reported in 2017 that Chinese President Xi ...

Tourists visit the ancient city of Pingyao in Jinzhong, north China's Shanxi Province, on Dec. 25, 2019. Pingyao, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in north China's Shanxi Province, is famous ...

FILE - People from China's Uyghur Muslim ethnic group protest outside the city's Turkish Olympic Committee building, calling for a boycott of the Winter Olympics, in Istanbul, Turkey, Jan. 23, 2022.

UNESCO tends not to dispute China’s claims. Nor would it be safe for historians in China to do so. Ms Harris notes that Uyghur scholars are locked up for asserting a different version of history.

The decision to pull U.S. funding and participation from UNESCO will deal a blow to its work preserving cultural heritage ...

Fact box - China and UNESCO. UNESCO was founded in 1945 as a specialized agency of the United Nations. By promoting international collaboration through its five major programs — education, ...