Can China succeed in its attempts at vaccine diplomacy?

Chinese President Xi Jinping declared in May that China was willing to make its potential Covid-19 vaccines a “global public good”.It is a big promise, given that demand is huge and manufacturing vaccines is complex. But bargaining over vaccines has started appearing in China’s diplomacy playbook.Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday last week that he had pleaded with Xi to give him priority access to a potential Chinese vaccine. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said the…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3095967/can-china-succeed-its-attempts-vaccine-diplomacy