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China Targets the U.S. Over Vaccine Shipments to Developing Countries
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian took aim at the United States on Monday for what he claimed was Washington's inability to meet its vaccine distribution promises to countries in the Global South. The United States has pledged $4 ...
Chinese Vaccine Shipments to Africa Jumped by Almost 4 Million Doses Last Week
Large shipments of Chinese-made vaccines to Tanzania and Mozambique among other countries last week helped to push total deliveries to the continent past 76 million doses, according to the latest Bridge Chinese vaccine tracker report. In all, China ...
Almost Every Country in Africa Has Now Received Chinese Vaccines
46 African countries to date have received shipments of Chinese vaccines, either sold, donated, or both, according to the latest update from the Beijing-based consulting firm Bridge's vaccine tracker report. In total, China has shipped 72.3 million doses ...
China Shuns World’s Poorest Countries For COVID Vaccine Distribution
The overwhelming majority of Chinese COVID vaccines have been sold to middle-income countries with only about 2% going to low-income states, according to new research by the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. Since ...
Chinese Vaccine Exports Drop Sharply in August as More Countries Opt for mRNA Jabs
A growing number of governments that initially relied on vaccines from China are now reportedly turning to U.S. and European suppliers for more advanced mRNA shots. It's well-documented, even among leading Chinese public health officials, that mRNA vaccines ...
While China’s Global Vaccine Distributions Close in on a Billion Doses Delivered, Africa’s Share Remains Small
While China ramps up its global vaccine distributions, particularly in Asia, deliveries to African countries have remained consistently modest since the beginning of the pandemic. So far, only 61.1 million doses have been delivered to African countries, predominantly in the MENA ...
Our Haunted Moment
Today we’re featuring a fascinating conversation with the Congolese analyst Christian-Geraud Neema Byamungu about recent developments in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In case you haven’t been following this story, the last few weeks saw a flurry of
China’s Vaccine Diplomacy: Soft Power Lessons from Latin America
By Dr. Álvaro Mendez, Co-Director & Senior Associate Fellow, Global South Unit at LSE IDEAS In early 2021, Beijing launched a diplomatic campaign to promote China’s COVID-19 vaccines with the aim of winning friends and cutting deals in ...
China-Global South Update: Wang Yi Brings Millions in Aid and Vaccines on Four-Nation Asia Tour
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi embarked on a four-nation week-long tour of Southeast Asia on Friday to bolster ties in critical ASEAN states. He will visit Vietnam, Cambodia, and Singapore, and will end the trip in South Korea. On the first ...
New Research Finds That Mix and Matching Chinese Vaccines Boosts Protection Against COVID-19
Various new studies conducted in different regions around the world are all coming to a similar conclusion that Chinese vaccines made by CanSino, Sinopharm and Sinovac can boost immunity protection when either mixed with one another or other jabs like Astra Zeneca.
Chinese Vaccine Shipments to Africa Lag Far Behind Asia and Latin America
China shipped just 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines last week, according to the latest data from the Bridge Beijing Vaccine Tracker Report, highlighting how the continent is falling behind other regions like Latin America and Asia in terms of vaccine shipments. ...
Chinese Vaccines Trickle Into Africa at a Slow, Steady Pace But Hardly Enough to Make a Big Impact
Chinese vaccine shipments to Africa increased by 2.4 million since last week to 56.3 million total doses delivered to date. As of this week, Africa accounts for just 8% of China's total global vaccine distribution, according to Beijing-based consultancy Bridge Beijing's latest vaccine tracker ...