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A more complete article on this topic: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/03/mask-wars-coronavirus-outbidding-demand https://www.theguardian.com/world/2

• justin66 7y ago
  Still not terribly clear what happened. A journalist would want to talk to the shipper or the buyer of the masks, since 3M is disavowing any knowledge, and the German police just know they did not get their masks. One thing is interesting: maybe 3M really don't know everything their suppliers are doing right now in China. About 200,000 N95 masks were diverted to the US as they were being transferred between planes in Thailand, according to the Berlin authorities who said they had ordered the masks for the police force.
  • Pedrit0 7y ago
    France, Germany, Canada, and even US states/counties had to complain about this "dumping" from the federal US administration and also from american private buyers. The topic is getting inflamatory in Europe.