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Chinese Military Deliveries of the COVID-19 Vaccine: Exercising Soft Power

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Chinese Military Deliveries of the COVID-19 Vaccine: Exercising Soft Power
Chinese military soldiers march at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, on April 28, 2020. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
Richard A. Bitzinger
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The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has been particularly active in projecting China’s soft power during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Richard A. Bitzinger
Richard A. Bitzinger
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Richard A. Bitzinger is an independent international security analyst. He was previously a senior fellow with the Military Transformations Program at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore, and he has held jobs in the U.S. government and at various think tanks. His research focuses on security and defense issues relating to the Asia-Pacific region, including the rise of China as a military power, and military modernization and arms proliferation in the region.
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