Much of China's fentanyl production is set to become illegal, closing a loophole in Chinese regulations that U.S. officials say has fueled an epidemic among Americans
Xi Jinping and President Trump in 2017. China previously classified only 25 fentanyl variants and two ingredients used to make the drug, which U.S. officials argued was far from enough. Photo: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg News By Eva Dou April 1, 2019 6:02 a.m. ET BEIJING—China is clamping down on more substances related to the deadly opioid fentanyl, moving ahead to meet a promise made to President Trump amid U.S. and Chinese negotiations to resolve the countries’ trade fight.
China previously classified only 25 fentanyl variants and two ingredients used to make the drug, which U.S. officials argued was far from enough. Manufacturers could easily sidestep the blacklist by tweaking the chemicals, with myriad possible variations. Though Mr. Liu denied the fentanyl regulations are linked to those negotiations, the U.S. has tied the two.
The U.S. Embassy in Beijing declined to immediately comment on Monday. In December, Mr. Trump expressed hopes about Chinese fentanyl enforcement, tweeting that if China applies the death penalty to fentanyl distributors, “The results will be incredible!”
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