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Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical, which represents BioNTech in China, said the parties had signed the agreement.
The deal was announced a month after Taiwan authorities gave Foxconn founder Terry Gou the right to negotiate for vaccine purchases.
Prior to this, Mr. Gou indicated that he was willing to enter into negotiations with Chinese vaccine supplier BioNTech and gift 5 million doses to the government.
Taiwan had already tried to purchase COVID-19 vaccines directly from German BioNTech, but the deal fell through. The Taiwanese authorities had advocated direct negotiations with the German manufacturer because of a lack of confidence in vaccines coming from China.
After negotiations broke down, Taiwan accused China, which does not recognise the island's autonomy, of pressuring the German manufacturer.
source: reuters.com
The deal was announced a month after Taiwan authorities gave Foxconn founder Terry Gou the right to negotiate for vaccine purchases.
Prior to this, Mr. Gou indicated that he was willing to enter into negotiations with Chinese vaccine supplier BioNTech and gift 5 million doses to the government.
Taiwan had already tried to purchase COVID-19 vaccines directly from German BioNTech, but the deal fell through. The Taiwanese authorities had advocated direct negotiations with the German manufacturer because of a lack of confidence in vaccines coming from China.
After negotiations broke down, Taiwan accused China, which does not recognise the island's autonomy, of pressuring the German manufacturer.
source: reuters.com