Western pharmaceutical groups are warning of worsening disruption to supply chains because of problems certifying manufacturing sites in China, with some factory inspectors refusing to visit the country over fears of arrest for spying and others denied entry to facilities.
Many people that we spoke to, both former government officials and some in industry said that if China shut the door on exports, within months, pharmacy shelves in the United States to be empty, and hospitals would cease to function.
Probably more of a fear of the claim that they were spying... though how much of this fear is actual and how much of this is fabricated by the USA companies is not investigated in the text that I skimmed.
China Anti-Espionage Laws Threaten Pharma Supply Chains and Multinational Manufacture in China
What on earth could factory inspectors be spying for? Like I don't put it past them, but at this point I'd like to know.
Probably more of a fear of the claim that they were spying... though how much of this fear is actual and how much of this is fabricated by the USA companies is not investigated in the text that I skimmed.
the cop of the imagination does so much more to curtail behavior than any real cop ever could
Oh boy can't wait to go without my Fancy Meth (ADHD meds fyi) again because of
the evil drug laws America hasthose dang Chinese.