The U.S. and China Face Off Against One Another in Latin America Over Vaccine Distribution

An elderly man on a car is inoculated against COVID-19 at the Parada Marte military camp in Tegucigalpa on May 19, 2021. Orlando SIERRA / AFP

No news today from Africa about Chinese vaccine distributions but lots of action unfolding in Latin America where the United States and China are squaring off against one another, particularly in countries that still maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan.

U.S. officials indicated yesterday they are going to prioritize vaccine shipments to Honduras, where the government has been hinting that it may have to switch its current diplomatic allegiances from Taipei to Beijing in order to secure sufficient supplies of COVID-19 vaccines. (FINANCIAL TIMES)

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