A container containing coronavirus vaccines made by Chinese company Sinovac Biotech waits to be loaded onto a plane bound for Indonesia as China starts supplying vaccines to Asian countries. Photo: AP
Opinion
Opinion
Why China’s vaccine diplomacy shouldn’t be a high-profile charm offensive
- China’s lacklustre soft power rankings and the fact that Covid-19 vaccines are a new frontier in public health mean it should dish them out quietly
- Surely Beijing has not forgotten the backlash earlier this year when defective Chinese-made medical equipment was rejected by coronavirus-hit countries
A container containing coronavirus vaccines made by Chinese company Sinovac Biotech waits to be loaded onto a plane bound for Indonesia as China starts supplying vaccines to Asian countries. Photo: AP
