SOURCE / COMPANIES Large order comes from US after Biden’s moves on fighting COVID-19 By GT staff reporters Published: Jan 24, 2021 09:08 PM People wearing face masks walk along the Fifth Avenue in New York, the United States, Jan. 5, 2021. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua) Immediately after US President Joe Biden's pledge for a serious fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese medical suppliers - in particular mask producers - have seen soaring orders and inquiries from the US. While some painted a promising picture of an export market that could top billions of yuan, a majority of Chinese personal protective equipment (PPE) makers are only taking a "cautiously optimistic" attitude, industrial insiders said.