----The Chinese Government subsidizes the manufacturing and sales of fentanyl/pre-cursers, as long as the products are sold overseas.
China's communist government is complicit in the U.S. fentanyl epidemic, subsidizing the manufacturing of fentanyl materials, according to a new House report.
Why it matters: The bipartisan investigation uncovers fresh details about the Chinese Communist Party's pivotal role in the illicit fentanyl trade as overdoses in the U.S. continue to surge.
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China's communist government is complicit in the U.S. fentanyl epidemic, subsidizing the manufacturing of fentanyl materials, according to a new House report.
Why it matters: The bipartisan investigation uncovers fresh details about the Chinese Communist Party's pivotal role in the illicit fentanyl trade as overdoses in the U.S. continue to surge.
- Fentanyl is the "leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-45," per the report released Tuesday by the House Select Committee on the CCP.
- The findings come even after President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to curb the flow chemical precursors to fentanyl in November.
- China's government "directly subsidizes the manufacturing and export of illicit fentanyl materials and other synthetic narcotics through tax rebates," the report says. "The CCP has never disclosed this program."
- The CCP-run government even has ownership interest in multiple Chinese companies tied to illegal drug trafficking, the report says.
- And despite China's intense internet surveillance, it allows sites to openly sell fentanyl precursors, the chemicals needed to produce the deadly drug.
House panel says China subsidizes fentanyl production to fuel crisis in the U.S.
A report released Tuesday by a House select committee says China is directly subsidizing the manufacturing of materials used by drug traffickers to make fentanyl outside the country.
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