Heritage’s Cheng on Coronavirus: China Is Making ‘Implicit Threat’ Against the U.S.

CHILDERS We re back ░░░░░░░░ a Fox News alert ░░░░░░░░ the COVID 19 pandemic ░░░░░░░░ across the globe the ░░░░░░░░ is exposing the dark ░░░░░░░░ of our nation s ░░░░░░░░ for foreign goods From ░░░░░░░░ to testing kits China ░░░░░░░░ in the way of ░░░░░░░░ getting help fast So ░░░░░░░░ is the reason for ░░░░░░░░ and can we fix ░░░░░░░░ Here to break all ░░░░░░░░ this down for us ░░░░░░░░ Heritage Foundation s Dean ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ joining us We certainly ░░░░░░░░ it So first of ░░░░░░░░ let s talk about ░░░░░░░░ prescription drug problem U ░░░░░░░░ pharmaceuticals that are supplied ░░░░░░░░ China 95 of ibuprofen ░░░░░░░░ of hydrocortisone 70 of ░░░░░░░░ and 40 45 of ░░░░░░░░ comes from China So ░░░░░░░░ is the impact in ░░░░░░░░ to get all of ░░░░░░░░ that we definitely are ░░░░░░░░ to need right now ░░░░░░░░ China slowing it down ░░░░░░░░ us CHENG At the ░░░░░░░░ there is not much ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese are slowing ░░░░░░░░ down but this morning ░░░░░░░░ Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson ░░░░░░░░ accusing the United States ░░░░░░░░ possibly starting and spreading ░░░░░░░░ to China When Chinese ░░░░░░░░ are making these sorts ░░░░░░░░ claims and they are ░░░░░░░░ a major producer of ░░░░░░░░ drugs there is an ░░░░░░░░ threat that China could ░░░░░░░░ to slow down its ░░░░░░░░ of drugs to the ░░░░░░░░ States CHILDERS And about ░░░░░░░░ of the U S ░░░░░░░░ of antibiotics are made ░░░░░░░░ China CHENG Yeah precursor ░░░░░░░░ are made there At ░░░░░░░░ level the Chinese have ░░░░░░░░ grip over the U ░░░░░░░░ supply chain CHILDERS Let ░░░░░░░░ talk about Coronavirus testing ░░░░░░░░ specifically what Dr Anthony ░░░░░░░░ had to say in ░░░░░░░░ of the system failing ░░░░░░░░ in the U S ░░░░░░░░ s listen to what ░░░░░░░░ had to say first ░░░░░░░░ then I want you ░░░░░░░░ respond to it clip ░░░░░░░░ FAUCI The system is ░░░░░░░░ really geared to what ░░░░░░░░ need right now what ░░░░░░░░ are asking for That ░░░░░░░░ a failing It is ░░░░░░░░ failing let s admit ░░░░░░░░ The idea of anybody ░░░░░░░░ it easily the way ░░░░░░░░ in other countries are ░░░░░░░░ it we are not ░░░░░░░░ up for that Do ░░░░░░░░ think should be Yes ░░░░░░░░ we are not clip ░░░░░░░░ CHILDERS So what is ░░░░░░░░ on that front in ░░░░░░░░ of China CHENG Well ░░░░░░░░ the issue has been ░░░░░░░░ CDC channeling all of ░░░░░░░░ testing through its own ░░░░░░░░ That was the first ░░░░░░░░ But then on top ░░░░░░░░ that is the fact ░░░░░░░░ is that as we ░░░░░░░░ tried to ramp up ░░░░░░░░ of testing kits a ░░░░░░░░ of re agents one ░░░░░░░░ the chemicals essential for ░░░░░░░░ comes from China And ░░░░░░░░ it is not necessarily ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese are deliberately ░░░░░░░░ things down Let s ░░░░░░░░ in mind they have ░░░░░░░░ of millions of people ░░░░░░░░ are trying to test ░░░░░░░░ it will start affecting ░░░░░░░░ access to it if ░░░░░░░░ Chinese don t prioritize ░░░░░░░░ own needs CHILDERS Yeah ░░░░░░░░ we do have this ░░░░░░░░ news coming from the ░░░░░░░░ if we have time ░░░░░░░░ pull that up that ░░░░░░░░ are now going to ░░░░░░░░ free testing CHENG That ░░░░░░░░ right And we have ░░░░░░░░ private sector universities corporations ░░░░░░░░ up their ability to ░░░░░░░░ That will be an ░░░░░░░░ essential part it s ░░░░░░░░ mobilization during World War ░░░░░░░░ It s the private ░░░░░░░░ that will really have ░░░░░░░░ step up here and ░░░░░░░░ in the gaps CHILDERS ░░░░░░░░ we can become less ░░░░░░░░ on China which is ░░░░░░░░ the President said we ░░░░░░░░ to do from the ░░░░░░░░ very beginning of his ░░░░░░░░