US NewsDecoupling From China Is Necessary and Inevitable, Experts SaySavePrintA pharmacist counts out the correct number of antibiotic pills to fill a prescription in Miami, Fla. on Aug. 7, 2007. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesBonnie Evans4/22/2020|Updated: 4/22/2020News AnalysisThe CCP virus pandemic that has brought death and financial devastation across the world may have the silver lining of creating “the political will to make sure our country is independent of China,” a leading human rights advocate said this week.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.Share this articleLeave a commentBonnie EvansAuthorAuthor’s Selected ArticlesUS Campuses in China Face Restricted Freedom, GAO SaysSep 28, 2020US Agency for Global Media Reopens Office of Internet FreedomSep 23, 2020US Deepens Ties With TaiwanSep 02, 2020Researchers Seek to Open Up China’s Pervasive Lack of TransparencyAug 21, 2020Related TopicsChinese Communist PartyGordon ChangMarion SmithdecouplingRobert Spaulding