U.S. appeals to China to revise export rules on coronavirus medical gear

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS APRIL 16, 2020 / 10:10 PM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO

U.S. appeals to China to revise export rules on coronavirus medical gear

David Brunnstrom
4 MIN READ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has asked China to revise new export quality control rules for protective equipment needed in the coronavirus outbreak so they are not an obstacle to timely supplies, a spokesman for the U.S. State Department said.

China tightened restrictions on exports of masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) a week ago, calling for shipments to be subjected to a mandatory customs inspection.

The move followed highly publicized complaints from some governments and hospitals that they received PPE from China that they considered faulty.

“We appreciate the efforts to ensure quality control. But we do not want this to serve as an obstacle for the timely export of important supplies,” a State Department spokesman said late on Thursday.

“The U.S. Government has raised these concerns with (China). We have requested that China revise its new requirements to allow the expeditious export of vital PPE to the United States,” he said.

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[brewens]

1. Good thing Xi is not like Trump. That would hurt his fee fee's and he'd threaten to stop all

shipments unless we were nicer to him.