US' Lighthizer says overdependence on other countries for cheap medical supplies

US Trade Representative Lighthizer statement to G20 trade ministers includes remarks on:

• says overdependence on other countries for cheap medical supplies has created strategic vulnerability to US economy
• encouraging diversification of supply chains, seeking to promote more domestic manufacturing
• G20 should stay focused on the response to the pandemic, not try to use it to push other agendas in trade or elsewhere