China pledges COVID-19 vaccine for African countries: Chinese Ambassador to Egypt

China pledges COVID-19 vaccine for African countries: Chinese Ambassador to Egypt

Comments Off on China pledges COVID-19 vaccine for African countries: Chinese Ambassador to Egypt. China has pledged to provide vaccines for the coronavirus (COVID-19) to African countries after a vaccine has been developed, according to Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang.. As part of the cooperation, a China-Africa Friendship Hospital will be built, alongside moves to enhance cooperation between Chinese and African hospitals.. "China will extend the period of debt suspension for the countries most affected by the pandemic, and will encourage Chinese enterprises to conduct friendly consultations with African markets," Liqiang said, "China is calling on the G20 to extend the suspension of African debt to the countries most affected by the virus.. The Chinese side supports the establishment of a free trade area on the African continent.". China has also turned to technology to facilitate access to new infections if any, the ambassador said.. Ligiang announced that Chinese investments in Egypt amount to $7bn, with major Chinese projects taking place in Egypt..