Beijing urges Washington to safeguard counternarcotics cooperation

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday that the United States should cherish the goodwill of China and safeguard the hard-won positive situation of China-US cooperation on drug control.

On Monday, United States President-elect Donald Trump said on social media that he has "had many talks with China about the massive amounts of drugs, in particular Fentanyl, being sent into the United States — But to no avail". He added that the US will be imposing an additional 10 percent tariff on all Chinese imports.

The Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that China is one of the world's toughest countries on counternarcotics, both in terms of policy and its implementation. Noting that fentanyl is an issue for the US, the ministry spokesperson said that China has given support to the US' response to this issue in the spirit of humanity. "As early as 2019, China officially scheduled all fentanyl-related substances and is the first country in the world to do so," the spokesperson said.