Congress ramps up pressure on China to crack down on the shipment of the deadly, synthetic opioid fentanyl, as Pres. Trump meets with the vice premier of China amid crucial trade talks between the two countries.
meets with the vice premier of China amid crucial trade talks between the two countries.
“China’s pharmaceutical and chemical companies that produce legitimate pharmaceuticals knowingly divert illicit fentanyl products and precursors to traffickers and the end product finds its way into the United States,” Sen. Schumslow-burning “That has to stop.
The Fentanyl Sanctions Act, the first of its kind, allots $600 million to law enforcement and intelligence officials to help identify those who produce and traffic the illicit drug, requires the president to publicly identify those bad actors, and deals a major financial blow to China’s major chemical and pharmaceutical companies by blocking access to U.S. markets if they are caught producing the drug.
Schumer – who said he had talked to President Trump about the legislative push and thought there was “a very, very good chance it gets signed into law” -- likened the proposed sanctions to those imposed against bad actors who endanger U.S. national security. And while earlier this week, China announced that the deadly painkiller and its many derivatives would be designated controlled substances, keeping a promise that Chinese President Xi Jingping made to President Trump at a summit in December, the senators were dubious.
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