Reliance on China for Medicine Is a Security Threat to US Military and Public, Says Congressman

Reliance on China for Medicine Is a Security Threat to US Military and Public, Says Congressman
Employees wear protective face masks at a pharmacy in Beijing on Feb. 1, 2020. NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
Updated:

WASHINGTON—The coronavirus outbreak has disrupted the U.S. pharmaceutical industry’s global supply chain that is largely dependent on China, calling attention to a dangerous level of dependence by the United States on this global competitor.

China is the dominant supplier of thousands of medicines found in U.S. homes and hospitals, from antibiotics to chemotherapies, from HIV/AIDS drugs to antidepressants to painkillers.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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