100,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses contributed by the Chinese government arrived in Brunei a few days ago. Writing on social media, the Brunei actor and singer Wu Chun celebrated the delivery and announced that he had received the vaccine. During an exclusive interview with CGTN's reporter You Yang, Wu shared about his vaccination experience.

"I received the vaccine at a hospital in Brunei. There are many different coronavirus vaccines on the market here in Brunei. I did a lot of research on the vaccines, because I wanted to take my family to get the shot with me. I think safety is very important. Finally we decided to take Chinese-made vaccines because we trust them and we think these vaccines are more suitable for us," said Wu.

This latest contribution represents the second batch of vaccines that Brunei received from China. The first batch of vaccines consisting 52,000 doses of Sinopharm were received in February. 

"I've worked in China for over 10 years. So I am learning more and more about China. And I also took my family to China. During these years, we have seen the fast development of China's medical science and technology. And we have also consulted many of our friends about China's vaccines, so I have a lot of confidence in them, "said Wu when asked why Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines are trustworthy.

Since 2020, Brunei and China have extended mutual assistance in addressing the COVID-19. Brunei provided financial assistance to help China manage the impact of the coronavirus in March 2020. 

"A lot of my friends asked me how I felt about getting a Chinese-made vaccine. And I will tell you that earlier this year, because the first batch of Chinese-made vaccine was used up here in Brunei, there is a video showing an old lady who was upset that she couldn't get it. She said in the video 'I don't want to use other kinds of vaccines'. That video soon became quite popular here, so you can see there are a lot of people in Brunei who trust Chinese vaccines," Wu added.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Brunei. Chinese Foreign Ministry earlier said the two countries have continued to strengthen cooperation in trade and investment, energy, agriculture and fisheries, connectivity, tourism, health, defense and people-to-people exchanges over the past 30 years.

"I am of Chinese descent and my ancestors came from China. I believe I'm part of the Chinese people. I took my kids to China and they learned more about Chinese culture too. I think it's really a good thing. About 30 percent of people in Brunei  are of Chinese descent, living and communicating with other people here. And China has become the largest source of Brunei's foreign investment. So I think the two sides have closer and closer ties," Wu said.