America must protect its drug supply from China

Published May 8, 2026 5:00am ET



The Chinese Communist Party controls America’s drug supply. Policymakers must reduce our nation’s reliance on China, and recently introduced legislation offers a good start.

Sen. Tom Cotton‘s (R-AR) Securing America’s Drug Supply from Communist China Act would “eliminate the national security risk posed by CCP influence over entities that sell pharmaceutical products to the American public.”

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