China raps Taiwan for accepting vaccines from Japan

The Chinese government on Friday criticized Taiwan for accepting more than 1 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Britain's AstraZeneca Plc from Japan, in the latest flare-up in tensions between the mainland and the self-ruled island.The Taiwanese government, led by the Democratic Progressive Party, "has blocked vaccine shipments from the mainland," Beijing said in a statement. The AstraZeneca vaccines arrived in Taiwan from Japan later in the day."Accepting safe and well-stocked vaccines developed by the mainland can help contain the virus" on the island, the Chinese gover…READ FULL ARTICLE