News24.com | China dominates Covid-19 diplomacy in Africa – economic report

Recipient governments are genuinely grateful to receive vaccines. It’s a new form of soft power with China betting on resentment globally against Western countries and filling the gaps in places where western influence is declining. China is not doing this for free. It will cement long-term ties with recipient countries. She added that “vaccines have become an ideal diplomatic tool because they are tangible, crucial for a population and a matter of life or death”. Healthcare systems, logistical challenges To date, China has donated and/or sold vaccines to at least 40 African countries. Figures obtained from Bridge Consulting, an independent…