China seeks greater influence at UN, but increasingly behind in its dues, pays minimal in voluntary contributions

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(TibetanReview.net, Sep17’25) – While seeking to expand its influence at the UN, promoting itself as the leader of an alternative to the US-led world order, with US President Donald Trump increasingly stepping away from multilateral co-operation, China has been delaying the settlement of annual dues it owes to the world body later and later each year, exacerbating a funding crisis at the global body. Besides, it pays negligible amounts in voluntary contributions, the main source of UN funding, reported the ft.com Sep 17.

China’s unexplained late settlement of its mandatory dues for the UN regular budget has crept from two months overdue in 2021 to 10 months overdue in 2024, the report said citin...

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