Beijing’s ‘Vaccine Diplomacy’ Part of Long Term Influence Campaign Against US and Its Neighbors: Experts

Beijing’s ‘Vaccine Diplomacy’ Part of Long Term Influence Campaign Against US and Its Neighbors: Experts
The first shipping of the Chinese-made CoronaVac vaccine arrives at Mexico City International Airport in Mexico on Feb. 20, 2021. Hector Vivas/Getty Images
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The Chinese regime has stepped up its “vaccine diplomacy” push around the world, with about 80 countries and three international organizations signing up to receive China-made vaccines, according to Chinese authorities.

These efforts are an extension of a long-running campaign by Beijing to increase its influence around the globe, experts say. Internal documents obtained by The Epoch Times also detail how the regime has previously sought to sway elites in the United States, Central, and South American through front groups.