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Story summary
- China is expanding its influence in international organizations as the U.S. reduces funding to the U.N. and other bodies.
- The U.N. faces a $500 million budget cut and potential job losses due to U.S. funding reductions.
- Critics warn that U.S. disengagement may weaken the U.N. and empower authoritarian regimes.
- Taiwan highlights its importance in semiconductor production amid rising U.S.-China tensions.
- European nations struggle to fill the funding void left by the U.S. withdrawal.
