Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China provides vaccine assistance to 53 developing countries and has and is exporting vaccines to 22 countries

　　China News Service, Beijing, February 8 (Li Jingze) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin stated at a regular press conference on the 8th that China has provided vaccine assistance to 53 developing countries including Pakistan, and has exported vaccines to 22 countries. .

　　"I already introduced last week that China will implement the important announcement of President Xi Jinping. After the vaccine is developed and put into use, it will serve as a global public product to promote the availability and affordability of vaccines in developing countries." Wang Wenbin said .

　　He introduced that China has provided vaccine assistance to 53 developing countries including Pakistan, and has exported vaccines to 22 countries.

China has also actively participated in the WHO's "New Crown Vaccine Implementation Plan" and decided to provide 10 million doses of vaccine to the implementation plan, mainly for developing countries.

　　Wang Wenbin said that China supports domestic companies in joint research and development and cooperative production of vaccines with foreign partners, and supports relevant companies to export vaccines to countries that urgently need vaccines, recognize Chinese vaccines, and have authorized the emergency use of Chinese vaccines in their own countries.

China also supports and assists vaccine companies in other countries to process products in China for use in other countries.

　　Wang Wenbin said that following the first delivery of vaccines to Pakistan, the vaccines provided by China to Cambodia and Laos have arrived in the two countries yesterday and today respectively. A batch of vaccines provided by China to Equatorial Guinea will be delivered to Peru tomorrow. The first batch of exported vaccines also arrived today.

In recent days, China will continue to deliver more vaccines to other countries. The governments of relevant countries are deeply grateful to China for providing vaccines.

　　He pointed out that China will continue to carry out vaccine cooperation with relevant countries in different ways, provide support and assistance within its capacity as needed, and make tangible contributions to the early victory over the epidemic and the promotion of the establishment of a human health community.

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