The United States may soon return to UNESCO, according to sources from the Japanese government. UNESCO | Related | United States
According to Fuji News on June 10th, Japanese government officials have revealed that the United States will soon return to UNESCO.
According to Fuji News, officials from the Japanese government have stated that the United States plans to return to UNESCO as early as the 10th local time.
According to reports, officials from the Japanese government also stated that the return of the United States to UNESCO would be beneficial and welcome for Japan as an ally.
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Earlier, Agence France Presse reported that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken appealed to Congress on March 22 to approve the allocation of 150 million US dollars to enable the US to rejoin UNESCO. Antony Blinken said at the time: "I fully believe that we should return to UNESCO. Similarly, this is not a gift to UNESCO, but because what UNESCO is doing is actually very important." He also said: "They are developing rules, norms and standards on artificial intelligence. We hope to participate in it." "China is currently the largest contributor to UNESCO. This has a lot of weight. We are not even present."
In response to this, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning responded at a regular press conference on March 24th that the United States had twice withdrawn from UNESCO, which had a negative impact on its work. If the United States wants to return to UNESCO, we hope its original intention is to assume international responsibility, fulfill international obligations, support multilateralism, and promote international cooperation. At the same time, the United States should review its erroneous behavior of breaking the treaty and withdrawing from the group, and vigorously promoting "America First", demonstrating its goodwill and sincerity in complying with international rules and respecting the international rule of law. Only in this way can we gain trust from the international community and the support of UNESCO members. International institutions are platforms for international cooperation, not battlefields for promoting geopolitical games. If the US sincerely and objectively evaluates China's positive role in UNESCO, we welcome it. However, if the US returns to UNESCO in order to balance and limit China's influence, it will only make all parties question whether the US is changing the soup or the medicine, and still place "America first" above international public welfare.