U.S., China Aim to Stem Flow of Fentanyl Driving U.S. Epidemic
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The U.S. and China announced a partnership to combat the flow of the powerful opioid fentanyl to the U.S., a move hailed by the White House as a step toward protecting Americans from “dangerous and increasingly lethal narcotics.”
The agreement builds on China’s progress over the past year in controlling more than 100 risky substances. Yet it acknowledges that the majority of fentanyl and related drugs originate in China, National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said in a statement on Saturday.