U.S. Dependence on Pharmaceutical Products From China.
Last month, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission held a hearing on the United States’ growing reliance on China's pharmaceutical pr…
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"In addition, when highlighting our dependence on Chinese-made pharmaceuticals, we could overlook the other side of the coin: China needs finished drugs made in the United States. China is facing a crisis of non-communicable diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes. It is estimated that between 2002 and 2016, new cancer cases in China increased by more than 55 percent, from 2.19 million to 3.8 million"
"At present, instead of looking at the issue from a national security perspective, the best approach is to work with China to ensure the safety and efficacy of their pharmaceutical products."
Dependence on China, as well as other nations, including India and Canada, for pharmaceuticals goes back many years. There should be no denying this. None of our medications should come from anywhere but the USA. The one reason why we don't manufacture our own drugs, is corporate greed. Quite simply, it's cheaper to do it outside the U.S. Always has been and always will be.
If you were in elementary school in the early 1950s, chances are that you had the fear of nuclear holocaust drummed into you with fair regularity. Children were taught “duck and cover” techniques, which typically meant hiding under their desks as if that would save them from an atomic bomb landing nearby.
Anticipating a severe supply chain of pharmaceuticals is reminiscent of this type of propaganda.