Experts Call on US to Address Rising Chinese Influence in the UN

People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers deployed for United Nations (UN) peace keeping missions line up at their base in China's central Henan province before being sent to Africa on Sept. 15, 2007. PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images

The 74th UN General Assembly opened Tuesday in New York.

Since 2019, China has become the second-largest contributor to the UN’s regular budget. China is also the second-largest contributor to the UN peacekeeping budget and provides more personnel to peacekeeping operations than any other permanent member of the Security Council. Among the 15 specialized agencies of the UN, Chinese nationals are in charge of 4.