Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to export (Bloomberg) two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of this year, as well as donate $100 million to the global COVAX initiative. China’s foreign ministry said the country has so far sent 770 million doses overseas.
Hong Kong: U.S. President Joe Biden ordered the Department of Homeland Security to grant Hong Kongers (SCMP) in the United States the right to remain in the country for another eighteen months. U.S. officials cited ongoing repression (FT) and said thousands of Hong Kongers could be affected by the move.
