Vaccine diplomacy

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China and US block vaccine agreement
The rivalry between the United States and China could thwart an important World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement on the manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines. WTO members are currently trying to loosen intellectual property rules for COVID-19 vaccines. Developing countries would be the main beneficiaries of such an agreement. But the highest US trade official made clear […] continue reading →
Beijing’s vaccine diplomacy reaches its limits
The hype surrounding China's vaccine deliveries to poorer countries has subsided. The EU now exports more doses and is an equally popular partner. The mood has also tipped because China charged for the shipments, while the products proved ineffective. continue reading →
Nicaragua receives Sinopharm doses
Just days after breaking diplomatic ties with Taiwan, Nicaragua has received 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine. The Nicaraguan people appreciate “this gesture of solidarity, cooperation, friendship, and brotherhood,” government adviser and presidential son Laureano Ortega Murillo wrote on Twitter. A photo released for the occasion showed an Air China plane on a runway with […] continue reading →
Pressure on Ukraine for declaration of support for Xinjiang
According to media reports, Ukraine has withdrawn its support for a multinational UN declaration on Xinjiang following pressure from China. China has threatened to restrict trade and deny access to COVID-19 vaccines, as US-funded radio station Radio Free Europe reported on Thursday, citing Ukrainian MPs and a government official. According to the report, Andriy Sharaskin, […] continue reading →
Maas: China is not primarily concerned with lives
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has been unusually harsh in his criticism of the political intentions behind Chinese and Russian vaccine diplomacy. On the sidelines of a US trip to the state of Michigan, where Maas visited a production facility of US pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer, the SPD politician said: “We notice that China in particular […] continue reading →