China’s Vaccine Diplomacy
Authors
Shan Jason
Share
Annotation
This research examines the difference in rolling out COVID vaccines in China and the United States amid increased political tension. Additionally, considered is the impact of these nations' actions on Latin American countries; for example, This research takes a closer look at the social and economic impacts in these countries as well as the manner and motivations in which China and the United States offered to help other nations during the pandemic. Examples include Venezuela, El Salvador, Paraguay, Brazil, Ecuador, and Honduras. Specifically, China used strategic diplomacy, and the United States disregarded regions it did not value. On the other hand, China seemed to have quicker responses and succeeded in filling empty power vacuums. Furthermore, has the success of these nations' vaccine policies changed the global power distribution? As a result, China was able to benefit from deteriorating international relationships. Additionally, China flexed its influence to leverage diplomacy over the countries as the United States struggled with execution. Has the pandemic revealed a global power shift or the strengths and weaknesses of dominant nations?
Keywords
Authors
Shan Jason
Share
References:
Ávila, Andrea Eugenia Brizuela de, Riyad Insanally, Claudia Trevisan, and Bosco Marti. “US-China Vaccine Diplomacy: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean.” Atlantic Council, August 18, 2022. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/us-china-vaccine-diplomacy-lessons-from-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/.
Berg, Ryan C, and Thiago de Aragao. “Is Latin America Important to China’s Foreign Policy ...” Council For Strategic and International Studies, September 9, 2021. https://www.csis.org/analysis/latin-america-important-chinas-foreign-policy.
Cossu, Elena. “Chinese Vaccine Diplomacy in Latin America Could Change ...” The Loop. Accessed January 7, 2022. https://theloop.ecpr.eu/chinese-vaccine-diplomacy-in-latin-america-could-change-the-international-order/.
De Luce, Dan. “China Is Using Vaccines to Push Its Agenda in Latin America, and the U.S. Is behind the Curve, Experts Say.” NBC News, May 23, 2021. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-using-vaccines-push-its-agenda-latin-america-u-s-n1268146.
“The EIU: Western Powers Have Lost the Vaccine Diplomacy Battle.” Economist Intelligence Unit , April 28, 2021. https://www.facebook.com/theinsiderstories/posts/3904353999654345.
Ellis, Evan. “Vaccine Diplomacy in Latin America, Caribbean a PR Coup for China.” National Defense Magazine, July 12, 2021. https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/7/12/vaccine-diplomacy-in-latin-america-caribbean-a-pr-coup-for-china.
Huang, Yanzhong. “Vaccine Diplomacy Is Paying off for China |.” Foreign Affairs, March 11, 2021. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2021-03-11/vaccine-diplomacy-paying-china.
Jennings, Ralph. “China’s COVID-19 Vaccine Diplomacy Reaches 100-plus Countries.” Voa News, September 18, 2021. https://www.voanews.com/a/china-s-covid-19-vaccine-diplomacy-reaches-100-plus-countries/6233766.html.
Kasturi, Charu Sudan. “Butterfly Effect: Bienvenido Beijing — China's Latin American Vax Win.” OZY, May 27, 2021. https://www.ozy.com/around-the-world/butterfly-effect-bienvenido-beijing-chinas-latin-american-vax-win/433051/.
Kneip, Lucie. “China’s Vaccine Diplomacy in Latin America.” The Diplomat, August 10, 2020. https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/chinas-vaccine-diplomacy-in-latin-america/.
Knoell, Geoffrey. “How China Is Taking a High-Stakes Bet on Vaccine Diplomacy in Latin America.” South China Morning Post , May 20, 2021. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3135258/coronavirus-how-china-taking-high-stakes-bet-vaccine-diplomacy.
Landy, Jamie. “China’s Vaccines Are Doing More than Inoculating in Latin America.” Air University, September 16, 2021. https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Wild-Blue-Yonder/Article-Display/Article/2775254/chinas-vaccines-are-doing-more-than-inoculating-in-latin-america/.
Lee, Seow Ting. “Vaccine Diplomacy: Nation Branding and China’s COVID-19 Soft Power Play.” U.S. National Library of Medicine, July 6, 2021. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8259554/#CR46.
Lin, Bonny, Mathew P Funaiole, Brian Hart, and Hannah Price. “China Is Exploiting the Pandemic to Advance Its Interests ...” Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 30, 2021. https://www.csis.org/analysis/china-exploiting-pandemic-advance-its-interests-mixed-results.
Londoño, Ernesto, and Letícia Casado. “Brazil Needs Vaccines. China Is Benefiting.” New York Times, March 15, 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/world/americas/brazil-vaccine-china.html.
Myers, Margaret. “China's COVID-19 Diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean: Motivations and Methods.” FIU Digital Commons. Florida International University, August 2021. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039&context=jgi_research.
Nye, Joseph. “Soft Power and the Public Diplomacy Revisited.” Harvard Kennedy School, April 2019. https://www.hks.harvard.edu/publications/soft-power-and-public-diplomacy-revisited.
Schwartz, Leo. “Brazil Needs Vaccines. It Also Needs Huawei.” Rest of World, March 15, 2021. https://restofworld.org/2021/brazil-needs-vaccines-it-also-needs-huawei/.
Stuenkel, Oliver. “Vaccine Diplomacy Boosts China’s Standing in Latin America.” Foreign Policy, June 11, 2021. https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/11/vaccine-diplomacy-boosts-china-in-latin-america/.
Tay, Victor. “China and US Vaccines Diplomacy in South East Asia.” Lexology, September 10, 2021. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=ddb32625-9553-4a69-8f3d-74d187b6487f.
“Tracking U.S. Covid-19 Vaccine Donations | KFF.” KFF, September 22, 2021. https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/tracking-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-donations/.
Voss, Gavin, Joey Zhou, and Henry Shuldiner. “‘Vaccine Diplomacy’ in Latin America | Wilson Center.” Wilson Center, October 1, 2021. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/vaccine-diplomacy-latin-america.
“What's behind the China-Taiwan Divide? - BBC News.” BBC News, May 26, 2021. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34729538.
Yong, Charissa. “A Booster Shot for US Vaccine Diplomacy.” The Straits Times, June 14, 2021. https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/a-booster-shot-for-us-vaccine-diplomacy.
Zaini, Khairulanwar. “China’s Vaccine Diplomacy in Southeast Asia—A Mixed Record.” Yusof Ishak Institute Analyse Current Events, June 24, 2021. https://www.iseas.edu.sg/articles-commentaries/iseas-perspective/2021-86-chinas-vaccine-diplomacy-in-southeast-asia-a-mixed-record-by-khairulanwar-zaini/.
Other articles of the issue
