Vaccine diplomacy hits wall at Olympics, China transfers 300,000 doses to UN peacekeeping forces

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is engaged in vaccine diplomacy and has turned its attention to international organizations and events. After China’s offer to provide a Chinese vaccine to Olympic athletes was met with a smack in the face, it announced on the 16th that it had officially informed the United Nations that it would donate the Wuhan pneumonia (novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19) vaccine to UN peacekeeping forces.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Bach (Thomas Bach) recently revealed the acceptance of the Chinese Olympic proposal to buy Chinese vaccines for this year’s Tokyo Olympics, causing controversy. Japan subsequently said it had not heard of the matter and rejected the proposal; the Australian Olympic Committee also jumped in and said it would not consider vaccines made in China, and the Chinese Communist Party’s vaccine diplomacy hit a hard wall.

However, according to the official Chinese media Xinhua News Agency, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced yesterday (16) that China’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Zhang Jun, had sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the 15th of this month, formally informing that China would donate 300,000 doses of Chinese vaccines to the UN peacekeeping force, with priority expected to be given to African mission areas.

The delegation declared that this is a concrete initiative by China to turn the vaccine into a “global public good” and a reflection of China’s practical support for the United Nations and multilateralism, “As one of the leading countries on the issue of safety of peacekeepers, China attaches great importance to the safety of peacekeepers and supports the provision of the vaccine for peacekeepers as soon as possible. As one of the leading countries on the issue of security for peacekeepers, China attaches great importance to the safety of peacekeepers and supports the provision of vaccinations for peacekeepers as soon as possible to safeguard their lives and health and help them better perform their duties.”

China also said that the fight against VCL is the most urgent task facing the world today, stating that “China attaches great importance to the issue of equitable distribution of the New Crown vaccine, especially its accessibility and affordability in developing countries. More and more countries and people are already using Chinese vaccines.”