Relations between the United States and China are currently at their lowest ebb, but even so, the countries have to sit together to manage some issues of concern. The US Secretary of State is considering similar talks with his Chinese counterpart on the issue of combating the supply of illegal fentanyl to the United States.
According to the US Drug Enforcement Administration, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50–100 times stronger than morphine. Generally, this drug is used for the pain management treatment of cancer patients, but due to its potent opioid properties, Fentanyl is also misused.
“Fentanyl is added to heroin to increase its potency or to be disguised as a more potent heroin. Many users believe they are buying heroin and do not know they are buying fentanyl – often resulting in overdose deaths,” the Drug Administration said.
Synthetic drugs, including fentanyl, are one of the leading causes of death for Americans under the age of 45.
After US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, got angry China Announced the withdrawal from all counter-narcotics operations with the United States in August 2022.
According to news platform SEMAFOR, US government officials believe fentanyl control may be one of the rare issues where the two sides can successfully cooperate at current levels of relations.
Beijing has always cooperated with the United States on the issue of narcotics trade and even banned all direct fentanyl exports to the US in 2019.
The need for cooperation arises at a time when the US is clearly working to contain China’s influence in every possible way. on Monday, us President Joe Biden Shared the stage with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the leaders unveiled details about the new security agreement AUKUS.
China condemned the trilateral security pact, saying it could lead to another arms race in the region.
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