WASHINGTON/GENEVA -- The world's reliance on Chinese personal protective equipment has grown sharply as the country boosts exports to meet demand, even as nations seek to increase domestic production and diversify sources.
Nation's share tops 80% of global imports despite efforts to break dependence

Workers make masks at a plant in Shanghai. © Reuters
WASHINGTON/GENEVA -- The world's reliance on Chinese personal protective equipment has grown sharply as the country boosts exports to meet demand, even as nations seek to increase domestic production and diversify sources.