China supports intellectual property waiver for coronavirus vaccines

China on Monday expressed support for waiving intellectual property protections for novel coronavirus vaccines in a bid to help developing nations suffering from the ongoing pandemic."China will continue to make a contribution to the fairness and accessibility of vaccines in developing countries," Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters.Zhao's remarks came after the U.S. trade representative said in a statement earlier this month that the administration of President Joe Biden will support the intellectual property waiver "in service of ending this pandemic."The Biden administr…READ FULL ARTICLE