Japan Mulls Offering AstraZeneca Vaccine to Taiwan, Paper Says.

Keywords: AZN@LN; BNTX; ALLTOP; ASIA; BUSINESS; CHINA; COS; DRG; EUROPE; EXE; GEN; GENTOP; GLOBALMACR; GOV; GOVTOP; HEA; INDUSTRIES; JAPAN; NORTHAM; SEM; TEC; UK; US; WORLD; WWTOP EN AZN@LN BNTX ALLTOP ASIA BUSINESS CHINA COS DRG EUROPE EXE GEN GENTOP GLOBALMACR GOV GOVTOP HEA INDUSTRIES JAPAN NORTHAM SEM TEC UK US WORLD WWTOP Japan is considering offering some of its supply of the AstraZeneca Plc vaccine to neighboring Taiwan, which has struggled to secure its own shots, the Sankei newspaper said Friday, citing government sources. Offering the vaccines to Taiwan could irritate China, Japan's biggest trading partner, which sees the island as part of its territory and has stepped up military exercises in the region in recent months. [Extracted from the article]