An Indian think tank has warned of China’s expanding influence on the United Nations and its specialized agencies, with the U.N. playing a role in promoting Beijing’s foreign policy initiatives. “China is present either as the head or a deputy position in almost all the critical international agencies,” reads a May 27 report by foreign policy think tank Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations. The report highlights Beijing’s manipulation over global development, international rulemaking, digital and scientific standards, and multilateralism. The study found four of the 15 major U.N. agencies are directly headed by representatives of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), including the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The ITU plays a major role in facilitating international connectivity in communications networks, with 193 member states and about 900 companies, universities, and international and …