The U.S. is girding to ward off China’s influence on the Western aerospace ecosystem after COVID-19. But there is a long way to go before the right balance is achieved and the risk of messing up the world’s leading aviation, space and defense supply base abates.

COVID-19 has made the whole Western A&D sector desperate for liquidity. The commercial side of industry is responsible for 70-80% of total business activity, meaning the entire industrial foundation is being rocked by the novel coronavirus, including the defense industrial base.

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