'It's one thing if I'm, say, Boeing, and I decide to manufacture in a foreign country on a consensual basis for purely commercial reasons.

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In theory, companies could just manufacture drugs for foreign markets at plants that are not FDA-approved, thus rendering these drugs ineligible for reimportation to the U.S. market.

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The future belongs to those companies that can succeed at investing and manufacturing abroad in countries like China, Thailand, Mexico, and the U.S. And not only manufacture abroad for foreign markets, but also for export to the Japanese home market.

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Changes should "make explicit what is now implicit -- that foreign companies and individuals who manufacture or distribute drugs and drug components for use in the United States" are subject to the law, known as the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Maher said.

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As part of the deal, no other foreign film company will be allowed to manufacture in China for four years.

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Foreign incentives for localized manufacturing pose a competitive threat to U.S. exports if companies choose to manufacture and export outside of the United States.

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