Cabis Bay, UK-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged 13 million remaining vaccines to help the world get immunized against COVID-19 as he and other G7 leaders ended the weekend in the UK The summit, which focuses on the pandemic, climate change and China.

Canada has previously stated that it will provide up to 100 million doses of vaccines to help poorer countries fight the global pandemic, but Canada is the only country in the G7 that does not specify how many of them are actually injected rather than money.

Trudeau said on Sunday that in addition to the 13 million vaccines it considers to be surplus, Canada has also purchased and distributed 87 million vaccines-19 tests, treatments and vaccines through funds sent to ACT-Accelerator.

The Prime Minister told reporters at the closing press conference that some of the promised vaccines have already begun to be shipped to countries that lag behind rich countries in global immunization efforts. But he did not say when the others will arrive.

Trudeau said: “As we speak, some of these doses are on the way, and there will be more doses in the coming months.” “As we see Canadians getting higher and higher levels of vaccinations, we will be able to Share it all over the world, and we don’t need these doses at all.”

The Prime Minister’s Office later provided detailed data showing that more than 7 million doses of the donated vaccine came from the pharmaceutical company Novavax, whose vaccine is still in clinical trials and has not yet been approved for use in Canada.

Last month, the company stated that it expects to provide doses in the third quarter of 2021.

The rest are Johnson & Johnson’s Oxford-AstraZeneca doses and injections purchased by Canada through the international vaccine sharing program COVAX.

Canada has been criticized for being the only G7 country that uses COVAX to shoot and use lenses.

At the beginning of the summit, US President Joe Biden announced his commitment to share 500 million doses of coronavirus vaccine with the world. All in all, the leaders of the G7 countries confirmed that they intend to donate more than 1 billion doses of vaccine to low-income countries next year.

But this commitment is far less than the 11 billion doses of vaccine that the World Health Organization has said to vaccinate at least 70% of the world’s population and truly end the pandemic.

Trudeau emphasized that this donation will not affect Canada’s own vaccination work. In recent months, with the increase of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s vaccination work, the vaccination work has increased.

He said that in addition to sending vaccines, Canada has spent US$2.5 billion on international assistance for COVID-19.

COVID-19 is not only a policy discussion point for G7 leaders, it also means a new way to hold international gatherings. The elbow bumps replaced the traditional handshake, and the sign reminded those gathered behind the closed door to try to open up their hearts.

Masks are only worn occasionally. Trudeau publicly wore his mask when he elbow collision with another leader, but he did not wear a mask when sitting down or standing further.

When posing for a photo on the beach, Trudeau was the only leader who put on a mask when greeting British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife, and then folded the mask when their elbows were hanging down.

Photos at the reception with the Queen and Prince Charles showed Trudeau with a beard and no mask during a close conversation.

Although the pandemic occupies a prominent place in the discussions of the G7 leaders and the commitments made after the Canada summit, how to deal with the thorny issues of increasingly fierce competition and aggression from China is also the primary consideration throughout the weekend.

The G7 leaders proposed an infrastructure plan called “Rebuild a Better World”, calling for spending hundreds of billions of dollars with the private sector while complying with climate standards and labor practices.

It aims to compete with China’s “One Belt One Road” initiative, which has launched a network of projects in most parts of the world (mainly Asia and Africa). Critics say that Chinese projects often generate huge debts and improperly influence countries by Beijing.

Trudeau did not explicitly mention the new initiatives involved during the summit or China’s treatment of ethnic minorities such as Uighur Muslims, but thanked the leaders of the G7 for supporting Canada’s call for the immediate release of Cumming Kai and Michael Spavor. The official post-summit communiqué of the leaders condemned China’s arbitrary detention, but did not specifically mention Canadians.

Trudeau said: “What happened to the two Michaels should not happen, and it may indeed happen in any country in the world.” “China’s use of arbitrary detention and coercive diplomacy is a concern for all of us.”

In response to an extradition request from the United States, a few days after Meng Wanzhou, a Huawei executive, was arrested at Vancouver Airport, Beijing detained the two Canadians.

Biden participated in his first G7 summit as president, and his joint statement for leaders includes specific language criticizing China’s use of forced labor and other human rights violations because he strives to see competition with Beijing as the decisive competition in the 21st century .

The final communiqué called on the World Health Organization to conduct another investigation into the origin of COVID-19, urged China to respect human rights in Xinjiang and democracy in Hong Kong, and expressed concern about China’s aggression in the South China Sea and the East China Sea.

According to an unnamed government official who observed some talks and briefed reporters on the situation, Canada, the United Kingdom, and France largely supported the Biden administration’s position, while Germany, Italy, and Europe showed hesitation.

When asked if he would describe China as an adversary, Trudeau emphasized the need to cooperate with China to address global challenges such as climate change, while acknowledging that China is a competitor of trade and a source of concern for human rights issues.

The leaders of the richest countries in the world also agreed to impose a minimum global tax of at least 15% on multinational companies. The decision was widely expected after the finance minister earlier this month accepted a plan to prevent companies from using tax havens to avoid taxes and deprive some countries of much-needed income.

The Canadian Press report was first published on June 13, 2021.

File from the Associated Press.