China 'Ready' to Help India Fight COVID-19 Crisis Amid U.S. Vaccine Materials Ban | Newsweek |

China has offered to help India fight its worsening COVID-19 crisis as the United States continues to ban exports of vaccines for the coronavirus disease.

India marked a world record surge of more than 300,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day as the nation of some 1.3 billion people scrambled to curb the spread of the illness and treat those already infected despite dwindling resources. The situation has prompted international concern, including from neighbouring China.

#China firmly supports the #Indian gov&people in fighting #COVID19. We are willing to provide support at Indian's needs, and are keeping in touch with India for this. We have no doubt that the Indian people will defeat the virus at an early date. pic.twitter.com/0iUtf01EWg

— Spokesperson发言人办公室 (@MFA_China) April 24, 2021

"The COVID-19 pandemic is a common enemy of all mankind that necessitates international solidarity and mutual assistance," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told reporters. "China takes note of the recent grave situation in India with a temporary shortage of anti-epidemic medical supplies."

Having long remained non-aligned throughout the Cold War, though close with the former Soviet Union, India has begun to foster warmer ties with the West, and especially the United States. The trend comes at a time when Washington sought to shore up its ties in Asia to counter Beijing's rise.

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