TSMC and Foxconn to buy German COVID-19 vaccines on behalf of Taiwan
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What you need to know TSMC and Foxconn are buying five million COVID-19 vaccines each for use in Taiwan. German manufacturer BioNTech won`t have to deal with Taiwan directly, potentially upsetting China. Vaccine maker BioNTech doesn`t want to upset China by dealing with the Taiwanese government. If there`s one thing that you don`t want to get wrapped up in governmental red tape, it`s medical aid. But that`s the situation in Taiwan right now after it accused China of meddling in its efforts to get hold of COVID-19 vaccines. But the island appears to have found a way around the problem – by having two giant companies buy the vaccines for it. China has reportedly been putting pressure on companies like German vaccine manufacturer BioNTech not to deal with the Taiwanese government. That`s an accusation leveled by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen – something China denies. But according to a new Nikkei Asia report, everyone has found a way to get the vaccines onto the island with...