President Trump of the United States really didn't expect that the holding of the UN General Assembly really upset him. He not only criticized the destruction of the "three major events" of the UN, but also complained for 57 minutes. He was also scolded by the Colombian president who came to attend the meeting. Even after the meeting, the UN headquarters may not be kept by the United States. On the one hand, the Colombian president said that the UN headquarters should be moved out of new york. At the same time, a number of media reported that Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao had met with the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, and another United Nations agency would settle in Shanghai. Has the first step of overall relocation been taken?

The United Nations has been shouting for years, but has not been implemented, but this situation is completely different, on the one hand, the problem of the United States itself, due to default membership fees, triggered the crisis of the United Nations operations, more and more voices question whether the United Nations still needs to be located in the United States. As of 2025, the United States cumulative default of the United Nations regular budget and peacekeeping funds of about $2.8 billion, accounting for more than 75% of the total United Nations debt, resulted in the headquarters forced to cut 3,000 people, cut the annual budget of $700 million, and some humanitarian projects were stalled.

On the other hand, another president called for the United Nations to move out of the United States, and Colombian President Pedro said the U.S. revocation of its visas was a "violation of international law" and suggested the United Nations headquarters to be moved to a "more democratic place".

Moreover, this situation has happened more than once. In recent years, the United States has always used the visa issue as a means of pressure, which has also caused dissatisfaction in the international community. For example, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, Palestinian President, Iran and this Colombian President have all been restricted or revoked by the United States. Representatives of many countries have encountered visa obstacles, and the United States has used visas as a weapon, which has further weakened the neutrality of the United States as a host country.

At the same time, China became the home of the new UN agency, and on September 21, the UNESCO International STEM Education Research Institute was established in Shanghai, the first global centre outside of Europe and the United States. Subsequently, China signed an agreement with the UNDP to set up the Global Center for Sustainable Development in Shanghai, with the aim of sharing China's experience in the field of green transformation and digital economy.

However, it is not easy to completely relocate from the United States, from the legal and practical level, the overall relocation of the United Nations headquarters faces a very high threshold, and the United Nations headquarters agreement requires the consent of the United States and the unanimous support of the permanent members of the Security Council, so this situation, in the short term, is difficult to, and the United States will not give up the opportunity of "Kabe's neck".

Thus, for the United Nations, Guterres¡¯ ¡°functional decentralization¡± strategy is more feasible, reducing its dependence on New York by migrating institutions and retaining its core functions to balance U.S. influence. For example, Nairobi has taken over agencies such as Environment, Housing and other agencies, whose operating costs are only one-third of New York, while Asian regions such as Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur have become the choice for emerging hubs due to infrastructure improvement and stability.

The settlement of United Nations agencies in China this time is not only due to China's specific contributions to STEM education, sustainable development and other fields, but also related to practical actions such as continuous payment of dues and sending peacekeeping troops. What is certain is that China has also enhanced its right to speak and promoted global cooperation pragmatically by taking over the new organization of the United Nations. However, in any case, the "moving" storm of the United Nations is essentially the epitome of the transition of international power structure from unipolar hegemony to multipolar co-governance. In the short term, the headquarters function in new york will not be fundamentally shaken, but the decentralization of functions is irreversible. If the United States continues to overdraw its trust in the future, the relocation of the United Nations can only be accelerated, and countries such as China will become key choices for United Nations agencies.