A senior Chinese official blamed the United States for the fentanyl crisis ahead of high-level talks with U.S. officials, NBC News reported.
More than 100,000 Americans will die from overdose in 2021. according to Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yu Haibin, deputy secretary-general of the National Narcotics Control Commission and deputy director of the Narcotics Control Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, claimed that the demand for the drug was the cause of the crisis. interview With NBC. (Related: Biden Treasury reveals efforts to crack down on illegal funding from 'lethal fentanyl')
High-level talks between Chinese and U.S. officials are scheduled to be held next week, with the aim of resuming China-U.S. cooperation efforts to crush illicit drugs, primarily fentanyl, NBC News report.
File photo: Plastic bags of fentanyl are lined up on a table in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection area of the international mail facility at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on November 29, 2017.Reuters/Joshua Lott
“The US crisis is not of China's making. Rather, its roots are within the US itself,” Yu said. according to Go to NBC News.
The Department of Justice has secured indictments against six Chinese manufacturers on fentanyl-related charges. June and October. Chinese distributors are selling fentanyl precursors in racy social media ads, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation review of hundreds of social media posts in English and Chinese.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized more than 55 million fentanyl pills in 2023 alone, CBS News report. Chinese President Xi Jingping agreed to take steps to control fentanyl precursors during a meeting with President Joe Biden in November.
“There is a strong desire among the Chinese people to support Americans and help them get out of this crisis,” Yu asserted.
1 kilogram Fentanyl The DEA reports that up to 500,000 people could die.
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