After President Bolsonaro criticized the CCP.

China's “Vaccine Diplomacy”

is calculated terror.

Welcome to China Uncensored, I'm Chris Chappell.

The coronavirus has become the greatest weapon  

of the Chinese Communist Party. That's one  reason I've been calling it the CCP Virus. 

As I mentioned in the episode that came out a  few days ago, there's growing evidence the global  

pandemic that killed millions worldwide  accidentally leaked from a Chinese lab.

The Communist Party spent the crucial first  6 weeks of the outbreak covering it up.  

They used that time to hoard medical supplies.

And now, the Chinese Communist Party is using  vaccine diplomacy to further strongarm the  

world, particularly in Latin America. The efficacy of Chinese vaccines is not high.  

Especially compared to the other  first-generation coronavirus vaccines.

But there aren't yet enough high-quality  American and European vaccines for every  

country, so a lot of countries have no choice  right now but to rely on Chinese vaccines.

According to Jason Marczak, director of the  Latin American Center at the Atlantic Council  

think tank, “From a public relations standpoint,  China has sought to shift the narrative from  

China being at the center of the Covid problem to  China being at the center of the Covid solution.”

Which could very well be the greatest  turnaround in history. After Superbowl  

51—when the Patriots were down 28-3 going into the  second half, and ended up winning it in overtime.

In other words, China's  strategy is to be Tom Brady.

Or more like Evil Tom Brady. Because  China's plan for a turnaround  

involves *selectively* giving out vaccines—only  to countries that do what Beijing wants.

Brazil is a great example.

Brazil has been wary of giving  Chinese telecom company Huawei  

access to the Brazilian market. You know,  because of serious security concerns.

US Officials have said using Huawei technology  opens the door to Chinese spying and censorship.

But with the Brazilian people  suffering from the CCP Virus,  

President Jair Bolsonaro felt he had no  choice but to make a deal with China.

Back in January, in exchange for China speeding up  the procedures that would give Brazil the vaccine,  

Bolsonaro's government signaled  it would allow Huawei to bid  

in the 5G auction later this year. The  contract is worth around 30 billion US dollars.

So Bolsonaro had to accept a  potential Chinese security threat  

later, to stop a deadly Chinese virus now.

But it turns out, the deal  also comes with censorship.

In May, President Bolsonaro seemingly criticized  

China for taking advantage of the coronavirus  for its own gain. He said, “It is a new virus,  

nobody knows if it was born in a laboratory or by  some human being that ate an inadequate animal.  

But it is there. The military knows what  chemical, bacteriological and radiologic war is.  

Aren't we facing a new war? Which country  grew its GDP the most? I won't tell you.”

He's talking about China. Obviously. But come on,  a new war? Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?  

No. Because China does see it as war.

Not long after Bolsonaro's comments, China  stopped sending vaccine ingredients to Brazil.

Brazil uses those vaccine  ingredients to make the final  

vaccine that it distributes to its population.

But with China cutting these ingredients off,  

it puts Brazil in a dangerous situation.  Especially as Brazil's Covid death toll spirals.

Only about 7% of Brazilians have been fully  vaccinated. More than 420,000 Brazilians have  

died. Again, from a disease the Chinese  Communist Party is responsible for.  

Possibly for a lab leak, and certainly for their  6-week coverup that allowed it to spread globally.

So the Communist Party is taking advantage of  Brazil's desperation for the vaccine. A rival  

to Bolsonaro, São Paulo's Governor João Doria,  criticized Bolsonaro's government saying, “How can  

they attack those who supply us with raw materials  and vaccines to save Brazil's population?”

I bet China likes this guy. Maybe he could be  the next president! Doria also said he spoke  

with Brazil's Chinese Ambassador who said, “[The  Sinovac] raw material is ready and available  

in refrigerated containers, just waiting for  the authorization of the Chinese government.”

In other words, there is no shortage  of ingredients for the Chinese vaccine.  

The Chinese government is just  sitting on it until Brazil begs.

And Governor Doria begged.

So after Doria met with Chinese officials,  China released a new batch of vaccine supplies.

And this is how the Chinese government is forcing  Brazil to play its game. With moves like that,  

no wonder it can pull an Evil Tom  Brady and win every Superbowl.

And this isn't just happening in Brazil.

It's happening all over Latin America.

“Latin American officials say China  has pushed their countries to cut  

ties with Taiwan in return for  badly needed Covid-19 vaccines.”

Only a handful of countries in the world still  recognize Taiwan as a country. China is trying  

very hard to change that. Since 2017, three  Latin American countries—Panama, Dominica,  

and El Salvador—have broken ties with Taiwan  in favor of China. That's because “China has  

invested in ports, roads, dams and railways, often  offering loans to Latin American governments,  

and made big purchases of minerals  and agricultural commodities.”

But countries like Honduras and Paraguay, which  still recognize Taiwan, don't get all that nice  

economic development. And guess which countries  aren't getting Chinese coronavirus vaccines now?  

Unless of course, they cut ties with Taiwan.

Now keep in mind, China is not donating  these vaccines. They're selling them. Yeah,  

when you get the world sick and then sell  them a cure, you can make a lot of money.

And this is what's at stake  if the Chinese Communist Party  

dominates global supply chains. It can hold  the world hostage to its political demands.

And now is the time when I answer  a question from one of our fans.  

Normally, I take a question  from our supporters on Patreon.

But today, I want to give a special  thank you to the folks who watch our new  

Portuguese channel. Yes, we have a  Portuguese channel. The link is below.

And so today I'll answer a question  from one of our Portuguese-speaking  

YouTube subscribers in Brazil.

Daniel H P Carvalho asks: “Hello Chris. In what ways do you think  

Brazil can help in the fight against China? I know  that China depends a lot on exports from Brazil  

to feed its population. Could this dependency  be useful for Brazil as a negotiation tool?”

Good question, Daniel.

China does depend on Brazil,  

especially on soybeans. About three quarters  of China's soybean imports are from Brazil.

But that's not good enough leverage  for Brazil. The Chinese Communist  

Party is always willing to endure  short-term losses to punish others.

For example, a few years ago, after  the trade dispute with President Trump,  

China tried to punish American farmers  by cutting off American soybean imports.

And then China increased imports from Brazil.  In other words, Brazil is just a pawn to them.

The key to not being China's pawn  is to not play their game at all.

Brazil is a great country, and it was great  before it started working with the Chinese  

Communist Party. The key for Brazil is to build  up its own manufacturing economy, and to work with  

trusted allies—and gradually reduce dependence on  China in all respects. If the Brazilian government  

continues to deepen its relationship with China,  Brazilians will become less and less free. You're  

already losing your freedom to Chinese-imposed  censorship. And that's just the beginning.

So the best way Brazilians can help  

is to vote for politicians who will  stand up to the Chinese Communist Party.

Thanks for your question, Daniel.

And thank you for watching. And please, tell  everyone you know who speaks Portuguese to  

check out our new Portuguese channel, run by  my colleagues in Brazil. The link is below.

I'm Chris Chappell. Thanks  for watching China Uncensored.