By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee
TAIPEI, July 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan chipmaker TSMC said on Sunday it was in the middle of the contract signing process to buy COVID-19 vaccines from Germany s BioNTech SE , part of a drawn out and highly politicised process for Taiwan to access the shot.
Taiwan s government has tried for months to buy the vaccine directly from BioNTech and has blamed China, which claims the self-ruled island as its own territory, for nixing a deal the two sides were due to sign earlier this year. China denies the accusations.
Last month, facing public pressure about the slow pace of Taiwan s inoculation programme, the government agreed to allow Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of Taiwan s Foxconn , as well as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) to negotiate on its behalf for the vaccines, which would be donated to Taiwan s government for distribution.
Taiwan chipmaker TSMC says it is in the process of signing a deal for BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines
Taiwan s government has tried for months to buy the vaccine directly from BioNTech and has blamed China for nixing a deal the two sides were due to sign earlier this year China s government has repeatedly said that if Taiwan wants the vaccine, it has to respect commercial rules and do it through Fosun Reuters
Updated Jul 11, 2021, 9:59 AM IST
Taiwan chipmaker TSMC said on Sunday it was in the middle of the contract signing process to buy COVID-19 vaccines from Germany s BioNTech SE (22UAy.DE), part of a drawn out and highly politicised process for Taiwan to access the shot.
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Chemical troops disinfected public areas and transport in the capital Taipei City, as the government extended the Covid alert level 3 to July 26. File photo: AFP Taiwan s TSMC and Foxconn said on Sunday they were in the middle of the contract signing process to buy Covid-19 vaccines from Germany s BioNTech SE, part of a drawn out and highly politicised process for Taiwan to access the shot.
Taiwan s government has tried for months to buy the vaccine directly from BioNTech and has blamed China, which claims the self-ruled island as its own territory, for nixing a deal the two sides were due to sign earlier this year. China denies the accusations.
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -The Chinese sales agent for Germany’s BioNTech SE said on Sunday it had signed a deal to provide 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan, part of a drawn-out and highly politicised process for the island to access the shots.
FILE PHOTO: Syringes with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines to be administered against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lie on a tray during a program without an appointment in Sant Vicenc de Casteller, north of Barcelona, Spain, July 6, 2021. REUTERS/ Albert Gea
Taiwan’s government has tried for months to buy the vaccine directly from BioNTech and has blamed China, which claims the self-ruled island as its own territory, for nixing an agreement the two sides were due to sign earlier this year. China denies the accusations.
TSMC and Foxconn say Reuters are in the process of signing BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines
By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s TSMC and Foxconn said on Sunday they were in the middle of a contract signing process to buy COVID-19 vaccines from Germany’s BioNTech SE (NASDAQ :), part of a highly politicized and highly politicized process to enter Taiwan. shot.
The Taiwanese government has been trying for months to buy the vaccine directly from BioNTech and has blamed China, which claims the self-governing island as its territory, for canceling the agreement the two sides were supposed to sign earlier this year. China denies the allegations.