U.S. quits 66 int'l organizations under Trump's order

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum directing his country's withdrawal from 66 international organizations, which "no longer serve American interests," the White House announced on X.

Starting with Trump's "America First" slogan, the statement said they comprised of 31 UN entities and 35 non-UN organizations.

According to the list published on the White House website, most of the targets are UN-related agencies, commissions and advisory panels focusing on climate change, global governance, labor and other issues that the Trump administration has categorized as promoting diversity and "woke" agenda.

The United States will withdraw from UN organizations, including the UN Economic and Social Council's panels for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, and Western Asia, as well as the International Law Commission, the International Trade Center, and UN Trade and Development.

Among the non-UN organizations are the 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Compact, the Global Counterterrorism Forum, the Global Forum on Migration and Development, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the International Renewable Energy Agency; as well as the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combatting Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia.

Jan. 20 will mark the first anniversary of Trump's second presidential term. Since returning to the White House nearly one year ago, Trump has announced plans to quit the World Health Organization, the Paris climate agreement and the UN cultural agency UNESCO. He also cut U.S. funding for the UN, stopped U.S. engagement with the UN Human Rights Council, and extended a suspension of funding for the Palestinian relief agency UNRWA.

Earlier on Wednesday, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social that he is doubting whether NATO would come to the U.S. defense when it is needed, two days after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that a U.S. military attack on Greenland could effectively end the military alliance.

China's consumer goods industry saw steady growth in the first quarter of 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said at a press conference on Tuesday.

In the first three months this year, the value added of the consumer goods industry increased by 5.1 percent year on year, accounting for 27.9 percent of the total value-added industrial output.

The export value of manufactured consumer goods, denominated in renminbi (RMB), accounted for 17.7 percent of total exports.

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) and other new technologies in the electronics and consumer goods industries has accelerated, while terminal products including drones and AI glasses have become increasingly diversified, according to the MIIT.