China on backfoot: Beijing attempts to force Sri Lanka to approve vaccine after Indian Covishield reach Colombo

The Chinese embassy in Colombo pushed the Rajapaksa government to approve Sinopharm vaccines by citing their efficacy and approval by some other countries, said people aware of the matter. They said China was put on the back foot by India’s “vaccine diplomacy” or the decision to gift doses of made-in-India coronavirus vaccines to friendly nations.

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