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It May Be Too Late For the U.S. and Europe to Catch Up With China’s Vaccine Distribution Drive in the Developing World
The reality that China and Russia together have distributed almost a billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines lingered over Friday’s virtual G7 summit. While attendees expressed concern about the unfair distribution of vaccines, ironically brought on by hoarding in their countries, the leaders …
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WSJ Report Provides Clearest Overview to Date of China’s Vaccine Logistics Operation That’s Taking Shape in AfricaA trio of Wall Street Journal reporters in Asia and Africa have compiled what is the most detailed report of China’s burgeoning vaccine logistics and distribution operation that’s now ramping up from hubs in Ethiopia and Dubai among other places. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 …
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More Chinese Vaccines to AlgeriaChina’s ambassador to Algeria Li Lianhe announced late last week that Beijing would donate 200,000 doses of vaccines manufactured by Sinopharm. This is the second shipment of Chinese jabs to Algeria following of vaccines in January from CanSino. (CGTN …
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Zimbabwe Embarks on National Vaccination Drive With Donated Sinopharm JabsLess than one week after Zimbabwe took delivery of 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from China, the government announced an additional 75,000 are on their way from India. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } …
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China Provides Modest Debt Relief and New Grant to RwandaRwanda’s Finance Minister Uzziel Ndagijimana and Chinese ambassador Rao Hongwei announced on Friday that Beijing would forgive $6 million of debt and provide a new $60 million grant to the government in Kigali as part of COVID-19 relief efforts. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: …
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China-Africa Trade Held Up Last Year Despite the PandemicChina’s top diplomat for Sub-Saharan Africa, Wu Peng, revealed the final two-way China-Africa trade figure for 2020 that came in at $187 billion. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } Get a daily email packed …
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At UN Security Council Meeting, Chinese FM Wang Yi Takes Aim at Wealthy Countries For Hoarding VaccinesChina is escalating its criticism of wealthy countries, predominantly in North America and Europe, for hoarding the world’s supply of COVID-19 vaccines at the expense of developing nations in the Global South. Foreign Minister Wang Yi was unsparing yesterday at a virtual …
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Senegal’s First Batch of COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive From China200,000 doses of vaccines arrived from China in the Senegalese capital Dakar late Wednesday night. This is the country’s first batch of jabs, which cost $3.7 million to secure — that’s a pricey $19 per injection. Senegal is also scheduled to receive around 1.3 million …
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China’s Vaccine Distribution by Region and Pharmaceutical BrandIt’s interesting to note how China’s vaccine distribution throughout the developing world also seems to align with the regions where China does the most trade. Southeast Asia is by far China’s top trading partner in the Global South, MENA is obviously important for …
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China Does a Victory Lap Over Its Promise to Make COVID-19 Vaccines Available as a “Global Public Good”There’s been a discernable change over the past week in China’s messaging on vaccine distribution around the world. Both Chinese officials and state media are declaring they’ve made good on President Xi Jinping’s promise to make vaccines a “global public good.” .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, …