China has issued a statement after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO). China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson,

President Trump stopped short of setting down fresh tariffs on China in his first hours in office, but he cited Beijing in signing several of his executive orders, including decisions to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organization,

President Trump said little about China in his inauguration address Monday amid growing signs that he's becoming friendlier with the country he's long assailed. Why it matters: Trump ignited a trade war with China during his first term and pledged to do the same thing again this time.