During a meeting on gender equality Sunday at the United Nations, Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country would give $10 million to U.N. Women, but critics say it's a hollow message, considering several female activists have recently been arrested in his country.
Xi co-chaired segments of the meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, and said China would build more schools, create 100 health-related projects over the next five years, and host 30,000 women from developing countries in training programs, USA Today reports. "We should foster a global environment favorable for women's development," he said.
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