Chinese Military Pushes Beijing’s ‘Vaccine Diplomacy’

Chinese Military Pushes Beijing’s ‘Vaccine Diplomacy’
A military medical worker prepares a dose of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at the Australian Centre for Education in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on May 1, 2021. Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images
Nicole Hao
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The Chinese military has been a key player in Beijing’s bid to use “vaccine diplomacy” to increase its global influence, having delivered China-made COVID-19 vaccines to military forces in 28 countries.

The Chinese Ministry of Defense (MOD) has donated vaccines to the militaries of developing countries across four continents, an act rarely seen carried out by other countries’ armed forces.

Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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