The Chinese military has been a key player in Beijing’s bid to use “vaccine diplomacy” to increase its global influence, having delivered China-made COVID-19 vaccines to military forces in 28 countries. The Chinese Ministry of Defense (MOD) has donated vaccines to the militaries of developing countries across four continents, an act rarely seen carried out by other countries’ armed forces. Tan Kefei, an MOD spokesperson, said at an Oct. 28 press conference in Beijing that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Chinese military, was practicing the concept of shaping mankind’s common future via sending vaccines and other pandemic related materials to foreign militaries. “Shaping mankind’s common future” is a concept that Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promoted in recent years, described by analysts indicating a desire to export Beijing’s authoritarian model of government the world over. “The military as well as other government organs are tools of the Chinese totalitarian authorities, …