A year ago, the UAE approved the registration of an inactivated COVID vaccine developed by Chinese firm, Sinopharm. Our reporter Guo Tianqi spoke with Mr. Ali Al Dhaheri, the UAE's ambassador to China, for more on the cooperation. 

ALI AL DHAHERI UAE Ambassador to China "Now we are developing even further, we can go beyond fighting Covid-19. We look more forward to develop more research and science innovation, and of course the domain of healthcare."

GUO TIANQI CGTN Reporter "China has donated more than one billion doses of vaccines to the world, what's your comment on that?"

ALI AL DHAHERI UAE Ambassador to China "This is a global challenge and I believe that we all have responsibility to fight this pandemic in a unified manner, and every country should play a responsible role to fight this challenge. And indeed, China is doing its part, and it also requires collective international community efforts."