China debates cutting US access to drugs as hostilities spike

In recent weeks, as the United States has ramped up its attacks on Chinese tech firms and the threat of financial decoupling has grown, government advisers in Beijing have begun debating a so-called nuclear option: cutting US access to medicines.From pills for pain relief to HIV medications, the US is heavily reliant on imported medicines from China thanks to large-scale offshoring in the 1990s.While weaponising drug exports and precursors does not have official backing, its discussion has…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3100880/china-debates-cutting-us-access-drugs-hostilities-spike