The Workshop of the World and the Tide of Fentanyl from China

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Examples of pill presses used in the production of illicit drugs laced with fentanyl, Source: US Department of the Treasury

In December 2023, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced that counternarcotics discussions with the relevant authorities in the United States are gradually resuming (China Daily, Decem…