Faulty Masks. Flawed Tests. China’s Quality Control Problem In Leading Global COVID-19 Fight
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the Los Angeles Times.
It is a good explanation of some of the problems, those who are trying to obtain Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) are facing.
These are the last two paragraphs.
But the coronavirus has exposed the world’s dependence on China and that country’s problems with quality control.
Whether this experience will lead to further “decoupling” after the pandemic, with more countries seeking to diversify supply chains away from China, will depend in part on how China’s regulators perform.
First the Chinese covered up the outbreak of the virus and then they sent out faulty equipment to fight it.