Exclusive — Ambassador Jeffrey Gerrish: U.S. Biopharmaceutical Sector Vulnerable to Weaponized Chinese Supply Chain Dominance

The U.S. biopharmaceutical sector is vulnerable to weaponized Chinese supply chain dominance, Ambassador Jeffrey Gerrish warned during an event with Breitbart News highlighting the threats the communist country poses to U.S. national security.

Gerrish served as Deputy U.S. Trade Representative during President Donald Trump’s first term when the coronavirus pandemic hit, during which time he was lead negotiator for the U.S.-China Economic and Trade Agreement.

Host and Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Boyle noted that Gerrish’s perch as one of Trump’s top negotiators with China provided him an intimate understanding of how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) handled the pandemic. Gerrish said one of his primary takeaways from that experience is what China did in “weaponizing its dominance,” particularly in the PPE sector.

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“That’s what China does. They weaponize their dominance in supply chains,” he said. “And