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Customs reduction only support: USA: China has to solve fentanyl problem
Published on August 13, 2025
The United States has a drug problem: death due to an overdose of fentanyl is the most common cause of death among Americans between the ages of 18 and 44.From the point of view of the Trump government, others are to blame.
The United States ties in a possible reduction in punitive tariffs against China in concrete progress in Beijing in the fight against the drug fentanyl.The United States would have to see progress in fentanyl deliveries for months, if not a year, if not a year before "a reduction in tariffs, finance Minister Scott Bessent told Fox Business.
The government in Washington accuses Beijing not to adequately contaminate the tributary of basic materials for the drug.In February, US President Donald Trump imposed penalty tariffs from 20 percent on Chinese imports.Bessent also announced a new meeting of representatives of both countries in the next two to three months.It was only on Monday that the two largest economies in the world had extended a ceasefire in the customs dispute by another 90 days.
The synthetic opioid fentanyl is up to 50 times stronger than heroin.According to US government information, even a few milligrams of fentanyl can be fatal.The Republican accused the government of his democratic predecessor Joe Biden that the United States was flooded by fentanyl due to the open borders.However, Biden's government had also tried to master the fentanyl crisis.
Previously, Trump's government had already tried to get fentanyl flood with extended visa restrictions.In addition to drug dealers, the restrictions also aim at their family members and business partners.
Fentanyl makes quick and strong dependent.The remedy has led to a massive drug problem in the United States.According to the government, death as a result of an overdose of fentanyl is the most common cause of death among Americans between the ages of 18 and 44.Criminal syndicates supply the black market in the USA mainly from Mexico.China delivers the pre -level chemicals to the cartels.