What's even more surprising is back-end supply chain is also dependent on China. Most people think that their USB cables and computer monitors come from China.

What's even more surprising is back-end supply chain is also dependent on China. Most people think that their USB cables and computer monitors come from China. But the pill you're taking probably has most of the raw ingredients imported from China. Polymers? China. Lab chemicals? Perfumes? Engine oil? China. Most machines that make these things have parts made in China. Bearings to shafts, motors, wires, adapters, etc. Probably the entire Molex, Keystone, Murata catalog is made in China. I just opened a can of Geisha [1] oranges in syrup. Sounds Japanese, nope, it's made in China. [1] https://www.geishabrand.com/Products/Fruits https://www.geishabrand.com/Products/Fruits Even if China was a free society, completely open culture and they allowed mass protests, guns, and weapons, didn't have a military, hung Abraham Lincoln's posters everywhere and declared Edward Snowden as the president - we should not put all of our eggs in one basket.