Inside China’s mission to stockpile the world's supply of PPE

Since the start of the pandemic, governments around the world have been scrambling to secure medical face masks and other personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. China now produces the vast majority of the world’s medical masks, and if they’re not sending them to you, you’re probably not getting any at all. But in the early days of its own outbreak, China was desperate for PPE. And according to a new Global News investigation, it used some pretty questionable methods to get their hands on as much as possible. Today, investigative reporter Sam Cooper takes us inside China’s efforts to corner the global PPE supply.

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Since the start of the pandemic, governments around the world have been scrambling to secure medical face masks and other personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. China now produces the vast majority of the world’s medical masks, and if they’re not sending them to you, you’re probably not getting any at all. But in the early days of its own outbreak, China was desperate for PPE. And according to a new Global News investigation, it used some pretty questionable methods to get their hands on as much as possible. Today, investigative reporter Sam Cooper takes us inside China’s efforts to corner the global PPE supply.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.