Amid bitter trade war with China, U.S. companies pledge millions of dollars in aid

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Despite a bitter and protracted trade war with China, U.S.-based multinational companies are pledging millions of dollars to support relief efforts during the coronavirus epidemic.

with a Shenzhen-based nonprofit organization to donate $143,000 for medical supplies and local relief efforts in Hubei province, the center of the outbreak.

Cargill will donate about $288,000 to the Chinese Red Cross, along with several hundred thousand masks. Boeing donated $250,000 in medical-grade respiratory masks to health officials. U.S. manufacturer Decon7 Systems said it is increasing production of a powerful disinfectant to fill surging demand from Chinese hospitals. AbbVie, a biopharmaceutical company, is donating more than $1 million worth of an HIV drug to help combat the virus. GSK, a major vaccine manufacturer, and CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, announced a collaboration to make GSK's vaccine-boosting compounds available to speed development of a coronavirus vaccine.

 

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Because we are a nation of compassion PrayForChina

Thats fine. Just conveniently forget about puerto rico.

The Walmart donation is comical.

After China agreed to the phase one of the Sino-US deal! China announced YESTERDAY!

The headline says companies. It was not their bitter trade war. It was the Donald's

US Businesses aren’t in a trade war with China, our government is

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