go. thank you all. appreciate it. sandra: stunning new warning on the u.s. dependence on china. experts and politicians saying the world s number one supplier of ingredients for pharmaceutical medicines. brian yenis is live in new york with more. experts warn we ve become way too reliant on china to make our medicines, painkillers, vitamins and sprain with mostly be sourced to a country the department of defense recognizes as an adversary. according to food and drug administration statistics at least 80% of the active ingredients found in all of america s medicines come from abroad, primarily from china. it is not just the ingredients. china wants to become the world s dominant generic drug maker. so far chinese companies are making generics for everything from high blood pressure meds to chemotherapy drugs. 90% of america s prescriptions
all of america s medicines come from a broad. child wants to be the dominant generic drug maker. 90% of their prescriptions are for generic versions. chinese companies are making high blood pressure meds to cancer drugs. the author of china rx says this is all part of their plan. in five to ten years when they have a complete choke hold over the united states and its supply of medicine, it s going to be telling us how much to pay. we will be the price taker, not the price setter. that is devastating. escalading the trade war, china is threatening to weaponize rare earth minerals so what happens if they want to atter quality? medicines can be sourced to china and providers may not know