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What’s in it for Beijing to crack down harder on fentanyl?
Trump has linked the fentanyl issue to tariffs but China seems to be taking a wait-and-see approach.
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The US has alleged that Chinese chemical companies produce the vast majority of the key ingredients used to make fentanyl that is trafficked into the US.
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BEIJING – Should Beijing crack down harder on fentanyl – a synthetic opioid whose abuse results in thousands of American deaths a year – in exchange for Washington easing the trade war?
US President Donald Trump has pushed this demand since February, putting the issue of US-China anti-drug cooperation back under the spotlight alongside both countries’ tit-for-tat tariffs dispute.
