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Asean bats for closer ties with China on Covid-19 vaccine
President Rodrigo Duterte, in his capacity as the country coordinator for Asean China Dialogue Relations, stated that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations seeks closer cooperation with China for the development and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
He conveyed that Asean encourages collaboration with China in developing safe, effective, and affordable vaccines, diagnostics, and medicines.
China has pledged to make COVID-19 vaccines a global public good and assured Asean it would be among the first to benefit from vaccines currently under development.
Duterte also welcomed China's commitment to contribute to the COVID-19 Asean Response Fund, public health emergency initiatives, and the Asean Regional Reserve of Medical Supplies.
Asean anticipates China's support for a Comprehensive Recovery Framework to ensure the bloc's robust recovery, resiliency, and sustainability.
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