The supply chain disaster has also revealed the existence of crippling economic dependence, particularly on China, in high-income countries. Today, whole industries in the West—from medical equipment to chip and car makers to food—rely on China for finished products and key components. When China cannot (or decides not to) supply these parts, whole industries suffer debilitating supply chain shortages (Joel Kotkin - Quillette).
In a related matter: Despite the evident danger of reliance on the US' global rival, President Biden defied the warnings from the Pentagon and bought Chinese made drones.
"The Biden administration ignored an explicit warning from the Pentagon about 'cybersecurity concerns' tied to Chinese-made drones and drone parts, proceeding with the purchase of such materials from a top Chinese company that the Trump administration blacklisted for national security reasons.
"A review of internal government procurement documents by The Washington Times found that the Secret Service went ahead with buying eight commercial surveillance drones manufactured by the Chinese drone-making giant Da Jiang Innovations (DJI) after the Pentagon issued its warning in July (The Washington Times https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/12/biden-ignored-pentagon-concerns-chinese-drone-purc/)."
"The FBI also acquired blacklisted DJI drones this year (PJ Media https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/10/13/from-china-with-love-biden-bought-chinese-drones-over-pentagon-objections-n1523645)."
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