1st LD: China to provide 2 billion COVID-19 vaccines globally: Xi

BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- China will provide 2 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to the world throughout this year and offer 100 million U.S. dollars to COVAX, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday in a written message to the first meeting of the international forum on COVID-19 vaccine cooperation.

The 100 million U.S. dollars to COVAX will mainly go to the distribution of vaccines to developing countries, h