Beijing China Chinese Covid-19 diplomacy Economy Expansion Factory Joint Venture Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Technology United Arab Emirates Vaccine
UAE to manufacture Chinese COVID vaccine in Abu Dhabi 29/03/2021 A new factory in Abu Dhabi will start manufacturing Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine later this year. The production will be under a joint venture between the Chinese pharmaceutical giant and Abu Dhabi-based technology company Group 42 (G42). The venture is an expansion of Chinese diplomacy in the Gulf region and helps the United Arab Emirates' quest to diversify its economy away from hydrocarbon production. The new plant, which is being built in the Khalifa Industrial Zone of Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), will have a production capacity of 200 million doses a year…
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