It is physically possible to manufacture things outside of China. Which is why higher prices are necessary -- it costs more to do that, but we want it to happen so that the supply increases.
The lead time to start manufacturing simple products like masks isn't that long. That puts a time limit on the high prices -- even if the demand stays high, supply catches up to it. (Compare this to, say, housing where increasing supply is constrained by zoning which prevents supply from increasing in response to demand.)
The lead time to start manufacturing simple products like masks isn't that long. That puts a time limit on the high prices -- even if the demand stays high, supply catches up to it. (Compare this to, say, housing where increasing supply is constrained by zoning which prevents supply from increasing in response to demand.)