US President Donald Trump has pulled the United States out of the Paris Agreement and the World Health Organization (WHO) - decisions analysts said were likely to deal a heavy blow to global governance on climate and public health while leaving a leadership vacuum for China to fill.

"The United States notified the Secretary-General, in his capacity as depositary, of its withdrawal, on Jan 27, 2025, from the Paris Agreement of 12 December 2015," Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres, said at a daily briefing.

As U.S. President Donald Trump plans to pull out of international bodies and agreements, such as the World Health Organization and the Paris climate accord, China is capitalizing on the opportunity to fill a void left by the U.

China is committed to continuing its participation in the WHO and the Paris climate accord, expressing concern over US President Trump’s orders to withdraw from both. Beijing emphasizes the importance of international cooperation on health and climate change,

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André Corrêa do Lago, the experienced Brazilian diplomat and climate negotiator appointed this week, told the Financial Times that the exit of the US could also allow nations such as China, India and Brazil to take a bigger role in the world’s most important climate talks.

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The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Guo Jiakun, expressed "concern" on Tuesday over U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement to withdraw the country from the Paris Agreement and the WHO.

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When Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the climate agreement in 2017, the move reverberated around the globe. Nearly 200 nations had committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions under the pact when it was created in 2015, and they had set ambitious targets to keep global temperature rise well below 2°C, and ideally below 1.5°C.

Under the U.N. rules at the time, the U.S. withdrawal took three years to take effect, allowing former President Joe Biden to swiftly reinstate American participation in the accords. This time, however, the U.S. could completely quit the Paris Agreement in just one year.

US President Donald Trump has pulled the United States out of the Paris Agreement and the World Health Organization (WHO) – decisions analysts said were likely to deal a heavy blow to global ...