The U.S. medical device industry could come out as a major loser if the Trump administration ends up fighting a trade war with China, according to experts following the situation.
Out of the $50 billion in tariffs against imported Chinese goods that the U.S. Trade Representative is proposing, $5 billion involves medical device and technology products, many actually made by U.S. companies, according to Greg Crist, executive VP of public affairs at trade group AdvaMed.
Crist said that industry officials are “surprised and disappointed” by the situation, especially because the USTR report about potentially unfair Chinese trade practices didn’t even mention medical technology.
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