“If parts from China are such a show stopper, why do we continue to rely heavily on China for our communications, pharmaceuticals, energy grid?”
Because the US government has a long standing regulation prohibiting the use of parts or materials in military equipment.
Having said that, I get your point and agree....we need to be totally independent of China on all those products and services.
The problem is I fear we have more deep state reptiles in bed with china than we know.
“The problem is I fear we have more deep state reptiles in bed with china than we know.”
There are some people on Wall street that need to be hung also.