America's reliance on China's pharmaceuticals is ‘unacceptable'
'We import a huge percentage of our pharmaceuticals, especially our generics, from China, and that's just unacceptable,' Mr Hinderaker told Sky News host Rita Panahi.
'To some extent, Australia might be a little bit caught in the crossfire here. I don't mind Australia producing drugs for the US, but I don't want to rely on the Chinese for it.'
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