Beijing had the edge in the early stages of the pandemic, but the preference for mRNA vaccines amid the Omicron variant has helped boost U.S. vaccine diplomacy.
Amid the biggest outbreak since the pandemic’s start, China is opening up discussion on ways to live with COVID-19, while maintaining its zero-tolerance approach for now.
China has provided more than 2 billion doses of COVID vaccines to over 120 countries and international organizations as of December 26, becoming the biggest provider of outbound vaccines among all countries, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday.