In China’s ‘Vaccine Diplomacy’ With The Philippines Both Sides Are Taking Big Risks – Analysis

By Jason Hung*

The Philippines, with close to 110 million people, has been one of Southeast Asia’s hardest-hit countries by COVID-19, with more than half a million cases and 11,500 deaths reported as of mid-February. Facing criticism that it has been slow to secure supplies of vaccine against the virus, the national...