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>> laura: the fda is estimating that 80% of the active ingredients found in some of our most common medicines come from other countries. and the biggest supplier of all? china. joining me now is rosemary gibson, author of "china rx." i confess. i've been following the china global domination for 25 years or so. ever since the wto debate, allin that. >> sure. >> laura: but i did not know the extent to which we're dependent in our country on communist china for basic elements of our medicines. tell us. >> if your child has an ear infection?-- >> laura: which mine has had many times. >> if you ha...

That 80% of the active ingredients found in some of our most common medicines come from other countries. and the biggest supplier of all? china. joining me now is rosemary gibson, author of "china rx." i confess. i've been following the china quest for global domination for 25 years or so. ever since the wto debate, all that. >> sure. >> laura: but i did not know the extent to which we're dependent in our country on communist china for basic elements of our medicines. tell us. >> if your child has an ear infection -- >> laura: which mine has had many times. >> if you have given them antibiotic...

>> china's stated aim is to become the pharmacy to the world. >> reporter: rosemary gibson is the author of "china rx" how much of our drug supply is controlled by china? >> we are so dependent on china that if they shut the door on sending medicines to us, our hospitals would shut down within a couple of months. >> reporter: in the case of some drugs like antibiotics, china has a total stranglehold >> we can't make penicillin anymore. the last penicillin plant in the united states closed in 2004 >> reporter: in march, a prominent chinese economist suggested his country's control of the market...

Degrade medicine, put lethal contaminants in them. or sell us medicine that do not have any of the medicine in them. >> federal drug administration shows that 80% of the active ingredients found in america's pharmaceuticals come primarily from china. author of china rx, rosemary gibson says that is part of china's plan. >> china's aim is to be a global pharmacy to the world. it wants to disrupt, dominate, and displaced american and other western companies. >> in 2015 china unveiled made in china 2025, a national plan to make it the world leader in ten high tech manufacturing sectors including ...

All of america's medicines come from a broad. child wants to be the dominant generic drug maker. 90% of their prescriptions are for generic versions. chinese companies are making high blood pressure meds to cancer drugs. the author of china rx says this is all part of their plan. >> in five to ten years when they have a complete choke hold over the united states and its supply of medicine, it's going to be telling us how much to pay. we will be the price taker, not the price setter. that is devastating. >> escalading the trade war, china is threatening to weaponize rare earth minerals so what ...