U.S. Medicine Supplies Face a Looming Threat: China

U.S. Medicine Supplies Face a Looming Threat: China

From common antibiotics to emergency room drugs, the key ingredients for many life-saving medicines in the United States come directly from China, creating a dangerous vulnerability. China can impose export restrictions, delay quality inspections, or simply flood the market to drive out competitors. Over the past year, the Council on Foreign Relations convened a group of pharmaceutical and biotech specialists, China scholars, and industrial policy experts to address this dependency and recommend policies for the United States to reduce it. Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/WCYsH7 This work represents the views and opinions solely of the author. The Council on Foreign Relations is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher, and takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. Visit the CFR website: http://www.cfr.org Follow CFR on X: http://www.twitter.com/cfr_org Follow CFR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/councilonforeignrelations/