While the coronavirus jeopardizes public health and the broader economy, its impact on geopolitics is not lost on us. After decades of our looking the other way, China is finally drawing the disapproval of most Americans — and for good reason.
First, we learned that China was slow in addressing the coronavirus until it was too late to avoid a pandemic. Now, as we fight to save American lives, we found out that shortages of critical drugs and medical supplies are largely due to outsourcing of production to China. Now, thousands of Americans have joined a class-action lawsuit seeking reparations from the Chinese government for COVID-19 damages.
But, if there is a silver lining, the American people did need a wake-up call. And our newfound distrust of China shouldn’t be limited to the current crisis. In truth, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been targeting the U.S. industrial base for decades, driven by a succession of five- and 10-year plans, the latest of which is the “Made in China 2025 Key Technology Roadmap.” The most recent plan lays the groundwork for dozens of rebates and subsidies to Chinese companies that export to the United States.
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