中国提名宋立竞选 WHO 总干事
China nominates Song Li for WHO chief as agency faces funding shake-up from US exit
中国外交部周四确认，中国已提名卫生官员宋立竞选 WHO 总干事。若当选，宋立将成为首位领导这一联合国卫生机构的中国大陆人士；此次提名之际，WHO 因美国退出面临重大资金调整，中国则承诺增加资金支持。
宋 Li 的提名与 WHO 因美国退出而面临资金调整、且中国承诺增加支持的背景并置，呈现人事变动与组织资金变化的关联。
China has nominated health official Song Li to run for director general of the World Health Organization, the foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday.
If elected, Song would be the first person from mainland China to head the United Nations health agency.
China previously backed Margaret Chan, a Hong Kong-born doctor and former director of health of Hong Kong, who served as WHO director general from 2007 to 2017.
Song’s nomination comes as the WHO faces a major funding shake-up following the US withdrawal from the organisation, while China has pledged to increase its financial support.
来源：南华早报 · scmp.com