US withdrawal from UNESCO not behaviour of ‘responsible country’: China

China said it regretted on Wednesday the United States’ decision to withdraw from the UN cultural and education agency UNESCO. “This is not the action that a responsible major country should take,” foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said. “China has always firmly supported the work of UNESCO,” he added. The United States said on Tuesday it would quit UNESCO, best known for establishing world heritage sites, claiming it was biased against Israel and promoted “divisive” causes.