Applying lessons to today's coronavirus pandemic, Mike Leavitt reflects on how the United States dealt with unsafe Chinese food and medical products in 2007 and 2008. As secretary of Health and Human Services in President George W. Bush’s second term, the former three-term Governor of Utah negotiated unprecedented agreements and measures with Beijing. Leavitt worked to open Food and Drug Administration offices in Chinese cities and pre-position U.S. inspectors at Chinese transportation hubs.