Moscow and Beijing are expanding their political and economic interests in the process of drug procurement agreements
As the Correspondent writes, The Washington Post. reported that the Russian and Chinese authorities are ready to provide coronavirus vaccines created by them to other countries, which increases the influence of Moscow and Beijing in the world.
“There are two approaches in the new field of vaccine diplomacy: accumulation or sharing. The first approach is used in the United States. An example of the other approach is China and Russia, which have rushed to share their own state-supported vaccines with countries struggling for their stocks”, – writes the WP.
Thus, both Moscow and Beijing are expanding their political and economic interests in the process of procurement agreements.
“Russia’s vaccine diplomacy is part of President Vladimir Putin’s broader ambition to reaffirm Russia’s status as a leading global power”, – the article says.