https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/15/world/asia/medicines-made-in-india-set-off-safety-worries.html?ref=health&_r=2
Posted on 02/22/2020 11:25:24 PM PST by RomanSoldier19
The vast majority of key ingredients for drugs that many Americans rely on are manufactured abroad, mostly in China. Antibiotics, which turn life-threatening infections into minor nuisances, are considered the single biggest advance in modern medicine. A leading Chinese economist gave voice to the worst fears of U.S. policymakers in March, in a speech to an annual national congress.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/15/world/asia/medicines-made-in-india-set-off-safety-worries.html?ref=health&_r=2
Nobody considered the strategic vulnerabilities inherent in that situation?
Not the drugs that I buy, they’re all USA!
For example, one of them says “Distributed by XYZ, Pikesville, MD”.
Oh...
I don’t put anything in my mouth that comes from China. If it says “product of China” it stays on the shelf.
Get EVERYTHING out of China within 5 years. Move to India if you free traitors are so determined to keep manufacturing out of the US; just stop importing hordes of single indian males, please.
Hello?
We have been selling out our entire productive capacity to China, for thirty years.
THIRTY YEARS.
You only now, started to have concerns?
Irresponsible Bozos.
> I don’t put anything in my mouth that comes from China.
The problem is you don’t know. Many US pharmaceutical companies get their base ingredients from China then “manufacture” them here.
True. I don’t eat tuna anymore because Japan labels their dolphin that way. I think I’ll just quit eating altogether.
Why anyone would allow anything other than "trinkets" to manufactured by a Commie regime (and a third world shithole) has always been beyond me.
This debacle started well over 30 years ago - led by the Bush family.
We have no friends on that side of the "party", and (obviously) no friends in the Bolshevik Dems.
The vast middle of this country had better get a clue that Trump & those like him are the ONLY thing standing between us & worldwide chaos. By the way, I expect the media to start blaming Trump's trade policies for any shortage of medication.
Now theyre worried about it? How the hell did it happen in the first place??
There’s a difference between dolphin and tuna. They taste very different and the texture is different.
The clintoons sold us out when they gave china favored nation status. It’s been hell to pay ever since.
The Pentagon used to be in charge of watching where all strategic materiial supplies came from and lobbying for appropriate national sourcing.
Who knows now?
It’s probably all up to Trump now.
the deep state had so far been unable to stop trump. the only way to stop trump now appears to be through hitting the blue collar worker in the checkbook via a stock market crash.
the coronavirus can threaten the stock market by threatening the world JIT inventory— first by hitting China, and then the western world.
lombardy is one of the most heavily industrialized locations in western europe.
where is an analogous location in the usa?
Good question. Seems like drugs bypass the military buy american only rule
they are only realizing this now?
What did they think would happen if we ever went to real war with China? Commerce would continue as usual?
I would wager one reason base chemical manufacturing was off shored is the EPA, another eco-nazi’s. Convince me I’m wrong.
Now they worry! Your enemy holds the cards in what ever dealings you have with them, how stupid is that?
Yes they did. That's why they allowed, nay, they encouraged it.
I shopped for a humidifier at Wal Mart.
Four familiar American brands on the shelf.
All made in China.
2020
hindsight
Money was all that mattered.
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