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The race between the novel coronavirus, which is still raging in some countries, and the global vaccination drive to effectively contain the virus is tough. Away from public glare, there is another race－the race among rich countries to hoard as many vaccine doses as possible, known as "vaccine nationalism", on the pretext of making efforts to better protect the health of their citizens.   Beijing, on its part, has promised to make Chinese-made vaccines a global public good and ensure developing and least-developed countries can afford to pay for them. But some Western politicians and media...

China's vaccines are global public good By Hu Yinglian | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-28 07:11 [JIN DING/CHINA DAILY] The race between the novel coronavirus, which is still raging in some countries, and the global vaccination drive to effectively contain the virus is tough. Away from public glare, there is another race－the race among rich countries to hoard as many vaccine doses as possible, known as "vaccine nationalism", on the pretext of making efforts to better protect the health of their citizens. Beijing, on its part, has promised to make Chinese-m...

While Chinese trade sanctions have cost Australian exporters millions of dollars, the impact on businesses ...

Health care innovations drive patent applications in Europe The global pandemic hasn't supressed people's creative spirits despite lockdowns and remote work. In 2020, EU patent applications were only slightly lower than 2019, with the medical sector topping new inventions. Patent filings haven't dropped during the pandemic The European Patent Office (EPO) said Tuesday that a total of 180,250 applications for patents were filed with the EU's main patents registration body in 2020, which was close to the record number of 181,532 patents in 2019. Publishing its 2020 Patent Index report, Munich...

When China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, recently called for a reset of bilateral relations with the United States, a White House spokesperson replied that the US saw the relationship as one of strong competition that required a position of strength. It is clear that President Joe Biden’s administration is not simply reversing Trump’s policies.  Some analysts, citing Thucydides’ attribution of the Peloponnesian War to Sparta’s fear of a rising Athens, believe the US-China relationship is entering a period of conflict pitting an established hegemon against an increasingly powerful ch...