Thanks for sharing view,
@jrkelly!
This is a polarizing issue, as you know.
I, for one, do not support breaking access to China-based manufacturing or innovation. It would harm patients, and that MUST remain our Northstar.
On the other hand, I think China’s recent advances must be a “Sputnik moment” for the U.S.. For starters, we should stop and reverse the self-inflicted damage created by certain Administration policies, including reduced NIH funding, FDA instability, drug price controls, H1B visa restrictions, and an anti-Vax/anti-science agenda.
Then, we should find smart ways to increase our global competitiveness, including reducing barriers to efficient clinical evidence generation, creating incentives for U.S. clinical trial and manufacturing, and reforming PBMs/340B to ensure reward for the innovator, not the middleman.
We can win this competitive race with American ingenuity and resolve, not with walls and barriers!