US, China Compete Over Vaccine

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The United States plans to "repair" and "revitalize" cooperation with its European allies as Washington and Beijing are seen as competing for influence in supporting vaccine distribution and post-pandemic recovery in Europe. 

U.S. President Joe Biden is set to speak virtually at the Munich Security Conference on Friday.

On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will engage virtually with his counterparts from France, Germany and the United Kingdom — the so-called E3 — to discuss what State Department spokesperson Ned Price called "shared global challenges."

Blinken will also participate in the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council on February 22 at the invitation of EU High Representative Josep Borrell.

Biden's speech would come after Chinese President Xi Jinping's pledge to boost imports from Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries into the Chinese market in coming years.