The 1 billion customers is the carrot they’ve dangled in front of us while

They rob us blind. We’re always going to do business with China. But we need to diversify our supply chain. And we buy far more from China than they buy from us so we have leverage in what will be very heated discussions with lots of saber rattling.

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Posted: 03/17/2020 at 10:41AM

Will there be any consequences for China for this mess? -- Apex-Hokie 03/17/2020 09:46AM

No government/official penalties. But companies will associate more risk -- Hokie360 03/17/2020 11:16AM

Unfettered Capitalisms only goal is profit. Period. -- vt_mughal 03/17/2020 10:56AM

I submit that our capitalism is plenty fettered -- HokieMacDaddy 03/17/2020 11:15AM

I am more ticked about them starting to withhold -- VTMONEY94 03/17/2020 10:28AM

Yes, I am a bit peeved that our pharmaceutical industry outsources so many -- HokieSignGuy 03/17/2020 10:31AM

A recent court decision might make that more difficult -- HokieMacDaddy 03/17/2020 10:50AM

Yes, I remembered that law... but a company doesn't need a law -- HokieSignGuy 03/17/2020 10:57AM

Well they would have to meet the legal requirements for such a label -- HokieMacDaddy 03/17/2020 11:12AM

I'd prefer seeing manufacturing returning to N & S. America -- HortHokie 03/17/2020 10:27AM

I don't see that happening ** -- HokieR 03/17/2020 10:21AM

Do you realize they still own a size able amount of US debt? -- GreenvilleVT 03/17/2020 10:05AM

They purchase UST because they need it for dollars -- Synaesthesia 03/17/2020 11:14AM

I have been in the fixed income markets for more -- GreenvilleVT 03/17/2020 11:48AM

Just say how many years ** -- typed by ben 03/17/2020 1:08PM

How many years. ** -- GreenvilleVT 03/17/2020 2:30PM

China hid the outbreak for 2 months. China is an untrustworthy adversary. -- RoswellGAHokie 03/17/2020 10:25AM

I agree on the supply chain diversification. The -- GreenvilleVT 03/17/2020 10:32AM

The 1 billion customers is the carrot they’ve dangled in front of us while -- RoswellGAHokie 03/17/2020 10:41AM

Yes I know that. So I guess we just accept the status quo & do nothing. ** -- Apex-Hokie 03/17/2020 10:10AM

Hope "Big Pharma" starts bringing back some manufacturing to the US! -- EDGEMAN 03/17/2020 09:57AM

This. Doesn't even need to come to the US. Put it in Mexico or Canada or -- MilwaukeeHokie 03/17/2020 10:52AM

The 1 billion customers is the carrot they’ve dangled in front of us while

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