S1E2: Can the US catch up to China’s vaccine diplomacy?: Power Play Ep 2

Jun 17, 2021

10:58

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Power Play Ep 2: Can the US catch up to China’s vaccine diplomacy?

10:58 mins

Synopsis: Once a month, join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they both look at various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia.

They chat about the following:

Key differences between the US and China’s vaccine distribution approaches (2:50)
Why China’s aid strategies have a poor reputation (4:11)
How can America's medical aid be seen as beneficial during this time of uncertainty? (6:16)
Why vaccine efficacy rate is an important factor, resulting in South-east Asian countries wanting to be independent in producing vaccines? (7:24)

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Produced by: Charissa Yong (charyong@sph.com.sg), Danson Cheong (dansonc@sph.com.sg) & Ernest Luis

Edited by: Aleemah Basirah

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