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Perception vs reality: Covid-19 relief supplies from China are purchases not aid
Perception vs reality: Covid-19 relief supplies from China are purchases not aid
Not a single medical equipment imported to India is a ‘grant’ from China. But, Chinese envoy to India Ambassador Sun Weidong hasn’t once mentioned in his tweets that they are commercial purchases.
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In the past weeks, social media platforms have been flooded with messages of Covid relief supplies coming to India and the role of China in providing assistance. But, the fact is that all the supplies are commercial procurements, which are bought from China either by governments or private entities.