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China Firmly Opposes Certain US Politicians Smearing PRC’s Anti-Drug Efforts! (19.12.2024)

The proposed legislation includes the creation of a U.S. task force to combat narcotics trafficking and provisions that would enable sanctions against Chinese entities, the Voice of America reported.

Lin emphasized that China is among the most resolute countries in implementing anti-drug policies, with comprehensive measures and a strong track record. It is also one of the countries with the most controlled substances and the strictest regulations in the world. China’s anti-drug authorities have always strictly enforced the law to combat the loss of precursor chemicals and ensure that relevant enterprises operate legally and in compliance with regulations.

The Chinese side firmly opposes certain American politicians distorting facts, spreading false information, and smearing China’s efforts in drug control, Lin added.

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World Insights: Fentanyl – Solely A Homegrown US problem – So Why Blame China? (19.7.2023)

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Fentanyl and its derivatives sufentanil, alfentanil and remifentanil are all synthetic phenypiperidine drugs, which are synthetic opioid receptor agonists.

A painkiller for countless patients, fentanyl has many side effects. The drug has gradually become a menace to social security across the United States, a society long plagued by opioid addiction and abuse.

Statistics by the Council on Foreign Relations in April indicated that opioids, primarily fentanyl, are the leading cause of U.S. overdose deaths, which have roughly quadrupled over the last ten years for which data is fully available. In 2021, the death toll surged to 80,411, more than 10 times the number of U.S. military service members killed in the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

There have been three waves of opioid abuse in U.S. society, with fentanyl being the “main character” of the third wave.

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