21 July 2019 - As tensions with China have escalated over the past year, Washington, D.C., is finally waking up to the threats posed by Beijing’s longstanding espionage and cyber hacking. 

Later this month, the congressionally mandated U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission will hold hearings on the impact of U.S. reliance on China’s pharmaceutical products. I’ll be testifying before the commission July 31 to spotlight an overlooked issue: America’s growing dependence on China for prescription drugs.

Right now, millions of Americans are taking medicines made in China — medications sold in big box stores and pharmacies, administered in hospitals, and used by Veterans Affairs and military facilities around the world. This is different from illegal fentanyl or the counterfeit drugs sold on the internet.

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