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According to early February's reports, 3M's mask making factory - in China - was nationalized by the Chinese Government. Ships en route to the US with mask deli

According to early February's reports, 3M's mask making factory - in China - was nationalized by the Chinese Government. Ships en route to the US with mask deliveries were supposedly ordered to turn around and bring the masks back to China.

owenmarshall 7y ago
Given the situation in China, that seems to be a prudent action.
yread 7y ago
source?
- droithomme 7y ago
  Whitehouse trade advisor Peter Navarro made the claim in an interview on February 24th: https://youtu.be/4nM0gDDKYDQ?t=205 https://youtu.be/4nM0gDDKYDQ?t=205 > "Let's take face masks for example. N95 face masks. Typical problem, China. China basically makes a bunch of them. Well the first thing they did was put on export restrictions so that we couldn't get any of them. Next thing they did was nationalize effectively 3M, our company, in China, to prevent them from sending us any stuff." On February 23rd Navarro discussed it as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImxuY_yLCBQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImxuY_yLCBQ > "China put export restrictions on those masks and then nationalized an American factory that produces them there."
  - yread 7y ago
    Wow. Thanks
yodon 7y ago
Source? I'm listening to NPR doing an interview with 3M's mask-making division as I read this and there's zero mention of the supposed nationalization you report. I strongly suspect you have fallen prey to trolling.
- droithomme 7y ago
  Whitehouse trade advisor Peter Navarro made the claim in an interview on February 24th: https://youtu.be/4nM0gDDKYDQ?t=205 https://youtu.be/4nM0gDDKYDQ?t=205 > "Let's take face masks for example. N95 face masks. Typical problem, China. China basically makes a bunch of them. Well the first thing they did was put on export restrictions so that we couldn't get any of them. Next thing they did was nationalize effectively 3M, our company, in China, to prevent them from sending us any stuff." On February 23rd Navarro discussed it as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImxuY_yLCBQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImxuY_yLCBQ > "China put export restrictions on those masks and then nationalized an American factory that produces them there."
  - yodon 7y ago
    Thanks for tracking that down. In any other administration I would have considered a White House spokesperson to be as good as a primary source but this administration's messaging does not hold to the same traditions of truth as previous administrations (of either party).

owenmarshall 7y ago

Given the situation in China, that seems to be a prudent action.

yread 7y ago

source?

droithomme 7y ago
Whitehouse trade advisor Peter Navarro made the claim in an interview on February 24th: https://youtu.be/4nM0gDDKYDQ?t=205 https://youtu.be/4nM0gDDKYDQ?t=205 > "Let's take face masks for example. N95 face masks. Typical problem, China. China basically makes a bunch of them. Well the first thing they did was put on export restrictions so that we couldn't get any of them. Next thing they did was nationalize effectively 3M, our company, in China, to prevent them from sending us any stuff." On February 23rd Navarro discussed it as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImxuY_yLCBQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImxuY_yLCBQ > "China put export restrictions on those masks and then nationalized an American factory that produces them there."
- yread 7y ago
  Wow. Thanks

yodon 7y ago

Source? I'm listening to NPR doing an interview with 3M's mask-making division as I read this and there's zero mention of the supposed nationalization you report. I strongly suspect you have fallen prey to trolling.

droithomme 7y ago
Whitehouse trade advisor Peter Navarro made the claim in an interview on February 24th: https://youtu.be/4nM0gDDKYDQ?t=205 https://youtu.be/4nM0gDDKYDQ?t=205 > "Let's take face masks for example. N95 face masks. Typical problem, China. China basically makes a bunch of them. Well the first thing they did was put on export restrictions so that we couldn't get any of them. Next thing they did was nationalize effectively 3M, our company, in China, to prevent them from sending us any stuff." On February 23rd Navarro discussed it as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImxuY_yLCBQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImxuY_yLCBQ > "China put export restrictions on those masks and then nationalized an American factory that produces them there."
- yodon 7y ago
  Thanks for tracking that down. In any other administration I would have considered a White House spokesperson to be as good as a primary source but this administration's messaging does not hold to the same traditions of truth as previous administrations (of either party).