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China's Dominance in US Pharmaceuticals Sparks Call for Supply Chain Overhaul

General Joseph Dunford (L), chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army General Fang Fenghui shake hands after signing an agreement at the Bayi Building in Beijing on August 15, 2017.

America's growing dependence on China for essential medicines is raising new alarms in Washington, as a new report warns that the US could face serious danger if its pharmaceutical supply chain is disrupted.

Lawmakers and security experts say the risk goes far beyond hospitals and pharmacies, especially as senators warn that China-linked groups are helping build a global "Silk Road of crime."

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