U.S. officials say the decision to return was motivated by concern that China is filling the gap left by the U.S. in UNESCO policymaking, notably in setting standards for artificial intelligence an… ...

UNESCO, which stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, "continues to acknowledge China as a protector of Uyghur, Kazakh and Kyrgyz heritage in the Uyghur region ...

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.

On 16 October 2024, UNESCO and China held their first-ever High-Level Strategic Dialogue. On this occasion, they reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening their long-standing partnership, and to ...

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

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

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 ...

Thailand and Cambodia near their disputed border region has raised regional security concerns and drawn calls for ...

"This is not what a major country should do," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said of Donald Trump's decision ...

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 ...

China's assessed contribution to UNESCO has augmented drastically in the last decade, from less than 5 percent to more than 15 percent, surpassing the share of Japan in 2019.