China welcomed Taiwanese to come and get vaccinated against COVID-19 and called on Taiwan to remove obstacles and allow its people to receive the ‘highly effective’ Chinese shots
People hold placards calling for Taiwan government to allow the use of COVID-19 vaccines from China, in front of the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control building, following the recent spike in coronavirus disease infections in Taipei, Taiwan, May 24, 2021. Placard reads "We want vaccines, there is nothing more to talk about". REUTERS/Ann Wang
China claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory and has repeatedly offered to send vaccines to the island, which is battling a spike in domestic infections but has expressed concern about the safety of Chinese shots and has not cleared them for use. Taiwan people can come to China to get vaccinated against COVID-19, provided they strictly comply with China's pandemic control measures, the office said.
About 62,000 Taiwanese had been vaccinated in China as of May 31, it added, though many Taiwanese live and work there already.
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