{"id":33533,"date":"2026-04-20T07:11:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=33533"},"modified":"2026-04-20T07:11:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:11:47","slug":"pill-and-pipeline-us-drug-supply-needs-a-china-reality-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=33533","title":{"rendered":"Pill and pipeline: US drug supply needs a China reality check"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/US-China-Pharmaceutical-Pills-Drugs.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>A quiet vulnerability sits at the heart of American health care. 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