CoraSpia wrote:A-Series-Of-Tubes wrote:
It's impossible to tell with the intermingling of State and Capital in their country, but China is very likely subsidizing their vaccine to the developing world.
The West could really get screwed in a foreign aid race, particularly if Sinovac production increases to the point they can give away a billion doses for free. Foreign aid has always been about buying goodwill, but not just that: it's showing off how prosperous a country is that it can afford to be generous. And things could get even worse for the West if a Sinovac 2.0 which is more effective appears.
I wouldn't be surprised if a free supply of vaccines from the Chinese government came with strings attached, possibly including natural resources.
Then you don't understand foreign aid. Unsurprising really.