But vaccines undeniably took a prominent place in China’s diplomacy in 2020, and that is likely to continue in 2021. In a long interview last weekend, State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said “cooperation to fight the pandemic” was a theme running through China’s diplomacy last year. Vaccines were prominent when Wang talked about relations with Asean, Africa and Russia.
tirsdag 5. januar 2021
Beijing may balk at ‘vaccine diplomacy’ term but beating Covid-19 is key to China’s outreach plan
China’s combative diplomats and state media are resistant about the label “vaccine diplomacy”The term touches a raw nerve in Beijing. A Xinhua commentary said it was “malign” to suggest Beijing was attaching strings and seeking to increase geopolitical influence while selling vaccines abroad.
But vaccines undeniably took a prominent place in China’s diplomacy in 2020, and that is likely to continue in 2021. In a long interview last weekend, State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said “cooperation to fight the pandemic” was a theme running through China’s diplomacy last year. Vaccines were prominent when Wang talked about relations with Asean, Africa and Russia.
But vaccines undeniably took a prominent place in China’s diplomacy in 2020, and that is likely to continue in 2021. In a long interview last weekend, State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said “cooperation to fight the pandemic” was a theme running through China’s diplomacy last year. Vaccines were prominent when Wang talked about relations with Asean, Africa and Russia.
