**China’s COVID-19 vaccine maker questions US military presence in Africa**.
BEIJING, June 19 (Reuters) – Sinopharm, the Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical giant that developed one of China’s COVID-19 vaccines, has questioned the presence of US troops in Africa, saying it could fuel instability in a region already struggling with conflict and poverty..
In an interview with Reuters, Sinopharm Chairman Liu Jingzhen said the United States had no right to interfere in Africa’s internal affairs and that its military presence was only serving to exacerbate existing problems..
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