Is this American's wrong doing or China's?
Americans pay three or four times the amount we pay, and in cashThe article makes it appear like the Americans bough them at the last minute. How were they able to buy them at the last minute if China was not willing to sell them.a planeload of Chinese-made face masks were bought up right on the tarmac just as the much needed protective gear was about to set off for France.
If you have ever been to auction... you know its not yours until the Auctioneer has said sold. Well maybe the rules are different in China... maybe its not yours until its in your possession?
And France is complaining because they let the ball slip...
However, according to reports by French online investigative website Mediapart, the government knew about dwindling medical stocks as early as January.