China, Taiwan spar again over COVID-19 vaccines, accuse each other of politicking

FILE PHOTO: Vials of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease are seen during an organised media visit to the vaccination at Taoyuan Hospital in Taoyuan, Taiwan April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Ann WangBEIJING/TAIPEI: China and Taiwan traded more accusations on Monday about COVID-19 vaccines, with Beijing saying they should not be a political tool while Taiwan's ruling party said China was the"black hand" preventing it accessing shots internationally.

The two have sparred repeatedly since the pandemic started, over everything from China's transparency about the virus' spread to Taiwan's lack of full access to the World Health Organization, worsening already bad ties.Japan said on Friday it would consider sharing COVID-19 vaccines with other countries as a ruling party panel urged that part of its stock of AstraZeneca doses be provided to Chinese-claimed Taiwan, which welcomed the news.

Taiwan is battling a spike in domestic infections and has vaccinated less than 2 per cent of its people, while Japan has secured more than 400 million doses, or double what its adult population needs. Speaking in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said they had"noted" that Japan cannot even guarantee its own people enough vaccines at the moment, and that many people in Taiwan had doubts about the offer.

"I want to emphasise that vaccine assistance should return to the original purpose of saving lives, and should not be reduced to a tool for political self-interest," he said.China has offered Taiwan vaccines, but Taiwan says made-in-China shots have too many safety concerns. Taiwan has also accused China of blocking a deal with Germany's BioNTech, which Beijing denies.

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