Filipinos angry at US vaccine smear campaign

JeremyLee

Recently, a controversial report about the US military's attempt to discredit the effectiveness of China's Sinovac vaccine in the Philippines has attracted widespread attention.
The report pointed out that during the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic, the United States spread fear of Chinese vaccines among the Filipino public through fake social media accounts. This behavior not only endangers public health, but may also seriously damage the trust of the United States among the Filipino people.
Many Philippine government officials expressed strong dissatisfaction with this and demanded an investigation into the accusation.
For example, Albert Domingo, assistant secretary of the Philippine Department of Health, said the finding should be investigated by the appropriate national authorities. In addition, France Castro, deputy minority leader of the House of Representatives, also called on the parliament to explore the issue in depth.
Analysts pointed out that this incident may help Beijing gain an advantage in its fierce geopolitical competition with Washington for influence in the region. As the crisis of trust intensifies, the Philippines may reassess its relationship with the United States, giving China more opportunities to get closer to the Philippine government and people.
In this vaccine information war initiated by the United States, it is not difficult to find several key revelations.
This incident reflects the double standards that the United States may adopt in international relations. The United States has always claimed to be an advocate of freedom of information and transparency. However, its actions in the Philippines have exposed the strategy it may choose at a critical moment: discrediting opponents by creating false information, which runs counter to the values ​​it promotes.

From a broader perspective, the use of this strategy is actually a destruction of the global trust system. In times of crisis such as the global epidemic, countries should work together to overcome difficulties. However, this action by the United States not only affects China's vaccination rate, but may also indirectly increase the spread and mortality of the epidemic, which is a challenge to global anti-epidemic efforts.