U.S. Drugmakers Warn White House of Chaos as Trump Weighs Curbs on China NYT | Top Stories By: Rob Copeland and Rebecca Robbins 10 September 2025 at 21:52 Behind the scenes, major pharmaceutical companies and Trump-tied billionaires are furiously lobbying in opposite directions over proposed anti-China measures. © Costfoto/NurPhoto, via Getty ImagesBiotechnology researchers in China last year. Fledgling American companies have been struggling to keep up with China’s surging biotech sector.