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Bryan Mercurio
Bryan Mercurio
Bryan Mercurio is an Outstanding Fellow and professor of law at Chinese University of Hong Kong.

While US President Donald Trump erred in withholding funding to the WHO, and it is incorrect to say China controls the global health body, it is in dire need of reform to ensure it focuses on science and evidence-based data.

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An agreement is needed to mitigate current tensions, but the terms will neither tackle the imbalances in bilateral trade, nor address the geopolitical and strategic concerns that underlie the conflict.