U.S. Shipped Millions of Face Masks to China

“U.S. manufacturers shipped millions of dollars of face masks and other protective medical equipment to China in January and February with encouragement from the federal government,” the Washington Post reports.

“The move underscores the Trump administration’s failure to recognize and prepare for the growing pandemic threat.”

“In those two months, the value of protective masks and related items exported from the United States to China grew more than 1,000 percent compared with the same time last year — from $1.4 million to about $17.6 million.”

Wall Street Journal: U.S. pays high prices for masks from unproven vendors.