With China making 80% of the world’s raw materials for amoxicillin, according to Jackson, it’s a clear example of just how vulnerable the world could be to “Chinese political or economic whims.”“Any interruption by China along the lengthy amoxicillin supply chain could be catastrophic, particularly in the face of a potential bacterial epidemic,” hsaid.
由於美國早已面臨多種不可或缺藥品短缺，專家示警，這般依賴性可能在不斷升級貿易戰中成為北京的籌碼。自從川普對舉世第2大經濟體發動貿易攻勢以來，兩國緊張關係已然飆升。