What to know about China’s role in the US fentanyl crisis

What to know about China’s role in the US fentanyl crisis
Beijing operates arguably the most sophisticated population surveillance system in the history of humankind. (Image: Bloomberg)
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By Katrina Northrop, Vic Chiang and Lyric LiWhen President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs on Chinese goods last weekend, he homed in on a persistent sore spot in the US-China relationship: Beijing’s role in the global fentanyl trade, which has fuelled a deadly opioid crisis in the United States.Announcing the new levies, Trump described the additional 10% tariff on all Chinese goods as a way to hold China accountable for its promises to stop “poisonous fentanyl and other drugs from flowing into our country”.He accused the ru...

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