Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang discusses China purchasing Russian oil and the impact of President Donald Trump withdrawing the U.S. from UNESCO.

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

China is poised to expand its influence within UNESCO and the broader UN as the Trump administration once again retreats from ...

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

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 ...

FILE - People from China's Uyghur Muslim ethnic group protest outside the city's Turkish Olympic Committee building, calling for a boycott of the Winter Olympics, in Istanbul, Turkey, Jan. 23, 2022.

The United States is permanent member of the U.N. Security Council and a UNESCO founding member. As such, it is free to rejoin UNESCO at any time. The U.S. has provided 22% of the agency’s funding.

Today, though, China donates more money and sends more delegates to the international body than any other country. Many of the sites ratified by UNESCO, such as the Great Wall, are well known.

The decision to pull U.S. funding and participation from UNESCO will deal a blow to its work preserving cultural heritage ...

Fact box - China and UNESCO. UNESCO was founded in 1945 as a specialized agency of the United Nations. By promoting international collaboration through its five major programs — education, ...