[blind-democracy] FW: Airline Industry Helped Conceal N95 Mask Export From U.S. to China

  • From: "Miriam Vieni" <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2020 09:43:29 -0400

 

 

From: The Intercept <newsletter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2020 9:22 AM
To: Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Airline Industry Helped Conceal N95 Mask Export From U.S. to China

 

Because detailed disclosures of air shipments are concealed from the public by 
the U.S. government, The Intercept learned about the airlift from Chinese 
customs disclosures. 







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