World leaders virtually come together to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, as the deadly coronavirus pandemic and tensions between the United States and China challenge the effectiveness of the 193-member body.
Mr Xi's remarks were not in the video he recorded for the meeting. They were included in a longer statement that the Chinese UN mission said was submitted to the world body.
Cherith Norman Chalet, the deputy US ambassador to the UN, told the General Assembly that the world body had in many ways proven to be a "successful experiment", but "there are also reasons for concern". The US withdrawal from the WHO came after Mr Trump accused the agency of being a puppet of China, a claim the WHO denied.Several leaders called for a reform of the UN and in particular the 15-member Security Council.
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