Chinese companies and Covid-19 vaccines

Authors

  • Juan José Ramírez Bonilla Centro de Estudios de Asia y África, El Colegio de México, A.C.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53897/RevChinaGR.2023.01.06

Keywords:

pandemia, desarrollo de vacunas, tecnologías de las vacunas, cooperación sanitaria, mercado de vacunas

Abstract

The text presents an analysis of China's participation in the development and commercialization of Covid-19 vaccines. The first part explores the development of vaccines and, given the interest in analyzing China's role in the vaccine market, the United States is the geographical reference for comparative purposes, without going any further. The second part studies the cooperative relations between actors (national and foreign) involved in the development of vaccines, in China and the United States; We highlight two phases of vaccine development and use, to show China's retreat and America's progress. In the third part, we highlight the geographical distribution patterns corresponding to the seven main vaccine manufacturing companies, paying particular attention to Sinovac and Beijing CNBG, to show that their main regional markets are in Asia.

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Published

2023-04-01 — Updated on 2023-05-14

How to Cite

Ramírez Bonilla, J. J. (2023). Chinese companies and Covid-19 vaccines. China Global Review, 1(1), 117–140. https://doi.org/10.53897/RevChinaGR.2023.01.06