China hopes to surpass the US as the world’s biggest producer of pharmaceutical products. Illustration: SCMP
Trade war fears spook US policymakers into thinking China could weaponise drug exports
- Pharmaceutical products have thus far been exempt from trade war tariffs, but there is growing fear in Washington about reliance on China
- Experts suggest US is unprepared to deal with minor disruption in supply of many basic drugs from China, with some fearing a malicious contamination
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China hopes to surpass the US as the world’s biggest producer of pharmaceutical products. Illustration: SCMP