Vaccine supplies crunch
Developing nations are facing a massive vaccine supply crunch. A senior Duterte official assailed developed countries for “hoarding” doses, thus depriving medium- to low-income nations of badly needed shots. Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. receiving a box from UAE Ambassador Hamad Saeed Al Zaabi symbolising the 7 metric tons of medical supplies from the UAE to the Philippines. Witnessing the ceremonial turnover are Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the Philippines’ Declared National Policy Against COVID-19, and Health Secretary Francisco Duque. Image Credit: Supplied
Earlier, on Monday (April 19, 2021), Philippine vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr, said the country has already completed supply contracts with five of the world’s vaccine makers Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Novavax, and Gamaleya (Sputnik). Four (Sinovac, AZ, Sputnik and Pfizer) had already been issued E
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Beijing has a navy it doesn t even admit exists, experts say. And it s swarming parts of the South China Sea
Updated 6:17 AM ET, Tue April 13, 2021
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows Chinese vessels in the Whitsun Reef located in the disputed South China Sea. Tuesday, March 23, 2021.
Hong Kong (CNN)They ve been dubbed China s Little Blue Men, an allegedly Beijing-controlled maritime militia that analysts say could be hundreds of boats and thousands of crew members strong.
China doesn t acknowledge their existence and when questioned, refers to them as a so-called maritime militia.
But Western experts say the alleged militia is an integral part of Beijing s efforts to exert its territorial claims in the South China Sea and beyond. They claim its blue-painted vessels and their crews allegedly funded and controlled by the People s Liberation Army can quickly bring a Chinese presence so large around disputed reefs and islands they are a
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After several weeks of filing daily diplomatic complaints, the Philippine’s Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) this week summoned Beijing’s ambassador to discuss the “illegal lingering presence” of Chinese ships in areas of the South China Sea claimed by the Manila.
Foreign Undersecretary Elizabeth Buensuceso met Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian at the Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday, according to DFA, and repeated Manila’s demand that Beijing withdraw the fleets of vessels. Since late March, the ships have been hanging around disputed areas in the Spratly Islands, particularly around Whitsun Reef, a low-tide elevation that lies around 175 nautical miles from Palawan, the Philippines westernmost island.