Why the West has an uphill task challenging China in pharmaceutical ingredients
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The article discusses China's manufacturing dominance in rare earth elements and commercial drones, noting that these near-monopolies gave Chinese policymakers leverage during the 2019 trade dispute. It reports that US think tanks are now concerned that the pharmaceutical industry could become another area of critical dependency on China. The title suggests that the West will face significant challenges in competing with China in the production of pharmaceutical ingredients.
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Washington is familiar with China's manufacturing arsenal as strategic weapons
US think tanks are questioning whether pharmaceuticals represent the next critical dependency on China.
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US think tanks are questioning whether pharmaceuticals represent the next critical dependency on China.
Opinion- Washington is familiar with China's manufacturing arsenal as strategic weapons
- The trade dispute showed how China used near-monopolies for leverage
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Loaded language removedFrom rare earth elements to commercial drones, Washington has become all too familiar with the strongest weapons in Beijing’s manufacturing arsenal – the materials and products where China holds a strategic advantage in production, extraction or any other link in the supply chain.
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US think tanks are questioning whether pharmaceuticals represent the next critical dependency on China.
OpinionChina holds a strategic advantage in the production of rare earth elements and commercial drones.
South China Morning PostChina's near-monopolies in certain supply chains provided Chinese policymakers considerable leverage in last year's trade dispute.
South China Morning Post