China News Service, Beijing, October 21 (Reporter Guo Chaokai) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference on the 21st that in the past week alone, China has provided more than 6,000 to about 20 developing countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. Ten thousand doses of vaccine.

As of October 17, China had provided more than 1.5 billion doses of vaccine to more than 100 countries and international organizations.

  A reporter asked that with the increase in vaccine production capacity, China has recently increased its foreign aid and the provision of new crown vaccines. Can you tell us about the situation?

  Wang Wenbin said that since the outbreak of the epidemic, China has firmly adhered to the attributes of vaccines as a global public product and has done its best to provide vaccines to the international community.

This is what China says, and it does so.

In the past week alone, China has provided more than 60 million doses of vaccine to about 20 developing countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe.

As of October 17, China had provided more than 1.5 billion doses of vaccine to more than 100 countries and international organizations.

  "China's vaccine has played an active role in helping relevant countries fight the epidemic, and it has been widely welcomed and highly recognized by all parties." Wang Wenbin pointed out that leaders of more than 30 countries went to the airport to greet China's vaccine, and leaders of more than 30 countries publicly vaccinated China's vaccine.

Leaders of many countries expressed their gratitude to China, believing that China’s precious support and help is a vivid portrayal of "seeing the truth in adversity" and has set a good example of international cooperation in the fight against the epidemic.

  Wang Wenbin said that President Xi Jinping has announced that China will strive to provide 2 billion doses of vaccine throughout the year, and donate 100 million doses of vaccine free of charge to developing countries on the basis of donating 100 million US dollars to the "New Crown Vaccine Implementation Plan".

With the increase in vaccine production capacity, China will continue to do its best to provide more safe and effective vaccines to the world, especially to developing countries, to promote the equitable distribution and use of vaccines globally, and to make positive contributions to the rapid and thorough defeat of the epidemic.

We also call on all other capable countries to implement their pledges to provide vaccines to the outside world and make their due contributions to the early victory of the epidemic.

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