"Vaccine diplomacy."

The term doesn't s...

"Vaccine diplomacy."

The term doesn't sit well with China. Analysts say it’s a soft power play by Beijing to reshape the pandemic narrative and repair its image, damaged by initial mishandling of the outbreak.

China has promised a growing list of developing countries across Asia and Africa "priority access" to its vaccines. To these developing nations, they are a potential lifesaver.

According to the People's Vaccine Alliance, rich countries have purchased enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to immunize their populations three times over. In 67 poorer nations, only 1 in 10 can hope to be vaccinated by the end of the year.

As rich countries cut the vaccine queue, can China deliver?

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