CHINA / SOCIETY By Leng Shumei Published: Jun 02, 2021 12:45 AM Photo taken on April 25, 2021 shows a batch of China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arriving at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in Gaborone, Botswana. Photo: Xinhua The World Health Organization (WHO) announced it has approved Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, making it the second vaccine produced in China, after Sinopharm, that has received the approval. The approval of the two Chinese vaccines demonstrates the ability of Chinese manufacturers and quality of their products will help China to make a greater contribution to the global fight against the pandemic. "Today, I'm happy to announce that the Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine has been given WHO Emergency Use Listing after being found to be safe, effective and quality assured, following two doses of the inactivated vaccine," the Director General of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said during a press conference on Tuesday.