UNESCO tends not to dispute China’s claims. Nor would it be safe for historians in China to do so. Ms Harris notes that Uyghur scholars are locked up for asserting a different version of history.

Returning to UNESCO is a waste of time and money, not an effective riposte to China. John Bolton was national security adviser to President Donald Trump, 2018-19, and US ambassador to the United ...

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

The Trump administration plans to pull out of the U.N. cultural agency, putting UNESCO back at the center of geopolitical ...

China has warned the United States against creating “confrontation and division” at Unesco as it resumes full membership this month, state media reports said. This came as a US proposal to ...

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

In 2013, Brazil, China, Russia, Cuba, Venezuela and 13 other countries submitted a proposal aimed at regulating the internet and positioning UNESCO “strategically in the international debates ...

Thailand and Cambodia near their disputed border region has raised regional security concerns and drawn calls for ...

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

UNESCO will host a EU-China High Level Conference on World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism at the Organization’s Headquarters to examine the leading role that tourism and culture can play in ...

Peng Liyuan, UNESCO special envoy for the promotion of girls' and women's education, attends a meeting with Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO's director-general, in Paris, March 26, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua] When ...

IN October 1971, four days after China was formally readmitted to the UN, UNESCO decided to restore China's legitimate seat, thus becoming the first UN specialized agency to do so. UNESCO was ...