[BobL]

Just another example of the Neocons not looking at the implications of starting wars. In this case, we can kiss goodbye our pharmaceutical supply.

[laplata]

“Just another example of the Neocons not looking at the implications of starting wars. In this case, we can kiss goodbye our pharmaceutical supply”.

You are exactly right. And if we go to war with China, lots of people will die when the Chinese shut off the supply.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Prepper ping/ Infectious disease ping - (China)
Almost all of the US pharmacological ingredients are components sourced out of China; .. is this an unseen chokehold ?
97 % of US antibiotics are believed dependent on Chinese sources
Even India relies on Chinese source components for 70% for its pharmaceutical ingredients

BobL :” Just another example of the Neocons not looking at the implications of starting wars.
In this case, we can kiss goodbye our pharmaceutical supply. “

(From the article): ”Too bad another Chinese threat — bigger and more immediate — isn’t getting the same attention.
China has a chokehold on our medication supply chain.
Beijing controls many — in some cases, all — active ingredients for the remedies in our medicine chests, the drugs used in emergency rooms and even antibiotics administered to soldiers on the battlefield.
The med bottles in your cabinet don’t say “Made in China,” but nearly all are, including 97% of U.S. antibiotics, by some estimates.”

”In a tense situation, Beijing could simply cut off shipments of antibiotics, cancer drugs and other meds, forcing the U.S. to cede to its demands.
Our survival hinges on their goodwill. Terrifying.

“Made in China”

“China cornered the market for drug ingredients fast.
Until the mid-1990s, the West and Japan produced 90% of the world’s active pharmaceutical ingredients.
By 2017, China was producing 40%. Now almost all drug pipelines start in China.
Even India, the other drug producing giant, relies on China for 70% of its active pharmaceutical ingredients.”

”Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Gary Peters warns that foreign dependence is “an unacceptable national security risk.”
But talk is cheap.As China’s grip tightens, the federal government is doing next to nothing, according to the Committee’s report released last week.”

H/T to Heartlander and BobL for acquainting us to yet another social and economic national vulnerability !