It is no secret that Covid-19 vaccine distribution is inextricably linked to diplomacy. The latest example of this comes from Paraguay, where the drawn-out dispute between China and Taiwan seems to have claimed an unexpected victim.
On July 31, Paraguay’s Health Minister Julio Borba announced that Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm had unilaterally canceled a contract to sell 1 million jabs to the South American nation. “You’ll have to speak to the Foreign Ministry to find out why,” Mr. Borba told the local press. “Because from a public health perspective I’ve got no answers.”
Indeed, a cursory glance...
