Any other goods would have to be imported from nations better equipped to manufacture them. But like with so much else, the Covid-19 pandemic has changed perspectives on this. Many rich countries that had effectively offshored the bulk of their industrial production are now having second thoughts about this. Instead, they are now looking for ways to revive local industrial production of anything considered essential to the national interest. Hence the need to have some of these critical supplies produced within the country became a national priority.

Source: The Star September 24, 2020 00:56 UTC