China provides fentanyl to Mexican drug cartels, who in turn smuggle it into the United States, where it has a devastating impact on communities across the nation.
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty // Inset: AFP/GettyPresident Joe Biden met with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on Monday, but there was no public mention of Chinese-manufactured fentanyl, a scourge in the United States.
from drug overdoses in one year, according to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly two-thirds of them linked to fentanyl. Biden has acknowledged the problems of fentanyl in American communities but has failed to make it a significant priority for his administration. “We’re going to impose tougher penalties for deadly fentanyl trafficking that’s poisoning communities across this country,” BidenThe president has spent more time blaming assault weapons for deaths in the U.S., repeatedly vowing to ban them nationwide.an attempt by Republicans to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, making it permanently illegal to sell them.
In December 2021, Biden announced sanctions against four Chinese pill manufacturers to “disrupt” the fentanyl supply chain, but it has failed to make a significant impact on the crisis.“We urge the U.S.
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