Chinanews.com, Beijing, May 19 (Jiang Li) U.S. Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska recently published an article in the "Wall Street Journal" saying that the United States should expand foreign vaccine assistance, and this year's Thanksgiving China has provided 1 billion doses of vaccines to the world to counter China’s growing influence.
The article said that now is the best time to "only once in this time", to prove to the world the leadership of the United States.
Still the familiar taste of "American hypocrisy".
In the article, Sass also stated that "Stars and Stripes should be printed on every band-aid and cotton ball bag (exported)" and "let everyone who receives American vaccines know the exact source of the vaccine." When vaccines are in short supply in various countries, It seems that there is no real help to people, and whether to provide tangible benefits to other countries is not the key. Setting up a stage for a "political show" and seeking US hegemony is the goal. This is essentially the "America first" thinking.
Previously, the United States was criticized for hoarding a quarter of the world's vaccines.
Under pressure, the U.S. government recently promised to supply vaccines overseas.
Biden also said that the United States should become a global "vaccine bank".
However, the Associated Press pointed out that the United States has not yet announced how it will fulfill the new promises and which countries will receive the vaccine.
"The Times of India" also published an article stating that "there is no sign that it will release vaccine stocks," and people can't help but worry about whether this round of foreign aid will become a "blank check."
Vaccines are not a tool to create an "immune gap" and engage in political manipulation.
Instead of using vaccine aid to build momentum, it is better to provide tangible benefits to other countries.
Conducting a "vaccine race" in the form of "imaginary enemies" and engaging in geopolitical conspiracies will not only fail to "lead the world", but will also be "unjust and helpless" and will be spurned by the international community.
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Is the US sharing its vaccines or clinging to hegemony?
By John Lee
(ECNS)-- Ben Sasse, a US senator from Nebraska, suggested the American government should expand global vaccine assistance and set a goal of inoculating more than one billion people around the world by Thanksgiving, claiming it is "a genuine once-in- a-generation opportunity to show the world what US leadership looks like."
The world is facing a severe shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, but what the senator wants the world to see is what US leadership looks like. He even suggested that “every person who accepts an American vaccine should know exactly where it came from.”
That reminds us of the familiar smell of “American hypocrisy.” Is the US putting on a political show?
So far, the White House has not decided how the new commitment of vaccines would be shared or which countries would receive them, according to Associated Press. “As the US races back to'normal', there are no signs of it letting go its vaccine stockpile", an article released by the Times of India stated. Will the US pledge become an empty promise?
To Sasse, there are "imaginary enemies" and what he proposed is nothing but a “vaccine race”.
The vaccine should not be a tool to create a "vaccine divide" or seek political manipulation. Rather than a calculated publicity build-up by taking advantage of vaccines, the US should take concrete measures. Playing the card of geopolitical intrigue is doomed to fail .