Alarm raised over China’s threat to older Americans through drug supply chains

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A U.S. congressional hearing raised alarms over China posing threats to older Americans through drug supply chain vulnerabilities, financial scams, and data privacy issues. Lawmakers framed these concerns as significant national security threats.

China poses a threat to America’s senior citizens through drug supply chains, financial scams and data privacy, a congressional hearing highlighted on Wednesday, with lawmakers and witnesses framing it as a national security issue. “Fifty years ago, we never would have given the Soviets the kind of leeway we give China: the access they have to our economy and our information, the dependence they enjoy from our supply chains,” said Rick Scott, a Republican senator from Florida, adding that the US...