18 March 2021, Thursday, 09:55
China to continue Covid-19 vaccine aid, export
A handover ceremony of a batch of China-donated COVID-19 vaccine. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Tian.
China will continue to export COVID-19 vaccines, while ensuring domestic needs are met, a Chinese official said , informs The Xinhua News Agency.
"China's production capacity will continue to be released and output will continue to expand, and so will our supply both at home and abroad", - said Tian Yulong, chief engineer at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, at a press conference.
"China has provided vaccine aid to more than 50 countries and exported the jab to 27 nations, data by the Foreign Ministry showed at the end of February", - said Tian.
"I believe that China's high-quality and safe vaccines will be welcomed by more countries, and we are willing to make more efforts in this regard", - Tian added.
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