One of Beijing's top drug officials has rejected allegations by President Trump that China is to blame for the majority of the supply of the deadly drug fentanyl to the United States.
Liu Yuejin, deputy chief of China's National Narcotics Control Commission, the country's top drug law enforcement agency, said at a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday that the number of investigative leads on fentanyl being trafficked to the US had decreased." a single lead since May 1. Meanwhile, fentanyl-related deaths in the US have risen further," he said Tuesday.
— Donald J. Trump August 23, 2019 The issue has become part of the ongoing trade war between the two countries, with Trump using Xi's alleged failure to follow through on his promise as one reason to impose further tariffs on China.Drug enforcement chief Liu said that the Trump administration shouldn't bring the fentanyl discussion into trade talks, adding both sides were still cooperating to stop drug smuggling.
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