China talks about developing countries’ desire to exempt intellectual property rights of the new crown vaccine: fully understand and support it

　　Chinanews.com, Beijing, May 17 (Huang Yuqin and Xing Chong) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a regular press conference on the 17th that China fully understands and supports the request of developing countries to exempt the intellectual property rights of the new crown vaccine. .

　　A reporter asked that many developing countries want to exempt the intellectual property rights of the new crown vaccine. What is China's position on this?

　　Zhao Lijian said that the world is still in the midst of a pandemic of the new crown pneumonia, and vaccines are a powerful weapon to defeat the epidemic.

As the largest developing country and a responsible member of the international community, as long as it is conducive to the anti-epidemic efforts of developing countries, China will do it.

As long as it is an action that is conducive to fair access to vaccines in developing countries, China will support it.

This is a manifestation of the "global public product" nature of the new crown vaccine, and it is also the proper meaning of building a human health community.

　　"Based on the above considerations, China fully understands and supports the request of developing countries to exempt the intellectual property rights of the new crown vaccine." Zhao Lijian said.

　　He pointed out that for a period of time, with its huge population base and tight supply of vaccines, China has been making substantial contributions to the availability and affordability of vaccines in developing countries through its own efforts.

　　According to Zhao Lijian, China has provided vaccine assistance to more than 80 countries and 3 international organizations, exported vaccines to more than 50 countries, and carried out technology transfer and cooperative production with more than 10 developing countries such as Egypt and the United Arab Emirates to rapidly promote vaccine development. Scale production.

Recently, the Sinopharm vaccine has been approved by the WHO for emergency use, and it is advancing the supply of vaccines to the "New Crown Vaccine Implementation Plan".

China also announced the provision of vaccines to the UN peacekeeping operations and the International Olympic Committee, and positive progress has been made.

　　He emphasized that China will continue to make China's contribution to the fairness and accessibility of vaccines in developing countries. We also call on capable countries to support and help developing countries obtain vaccines with practical actions, so as to contribute to mankind's early victory over the epidemic.

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