China Says U.S. Is Using Fentanyl Feud as Political Weapon

  • Narcotics regulator says some U.S. politicians upending facts
  • Illicit flow of fentanyl is an issue in ongoing trade war
Liu Yuejin, deputy head of China’s National Narcotics Control Commission, discusses the impact of the trade war.(Source: Bloomberg)
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In the shadow of the broader trade war between China and the U.S., a parallel battle is heating up between the two countries over America’s opioid crisis.

The sparring accelerated on Friday, with China’s narcotics regulator accusing the U.S. of politicizing the issue of illicit Chinese exports of fentanyl and using it as a weapon against the Asian country.