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On November 10, 2025, Beijing will require a permit to export 13 specific chemicals to Mexico, the United States, and Canada, including those used to manufacture the synthetic opioid fentanyl.
China’s National Narcotics Commission issued a notice on Monday directing Chinese companies to adhere to the country’s laws, including the newly tightened controls. The notice urged Chinese firms to verify overseas buyers and immediately stop transactions if buyers requested falsified packaging or information.
The Ministry of Commerce announced on Monday that China will adjust its list of chemical precursors related to pharmaceuticals and require export licenses for certain chemicals to the United States, Canada, and Mexico, according to a report by the SCMP, written by journalist Fan Chen.
“Specifically, exports of 13 chemicals to those three countries now require a permit, according to the new regulation, which takes effect immediately. The chemicals include key precursors used to manufacture the lethal synthetic opioid and related variants in the drug's synthesis,” the Chinese newspaper added.
“Before Monday’s announcement, the catalog consisted of controls on fentanyl flows to Myanmar, Laos and Afghanistan – all major centers of traditional illicit drug production and trafficking – with 41 chemicals on China’s regulatory list,” the South China Morning Post explained.
“This development occurred weeks after the summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart, Donald Trump. Following the meeting, both celebrated the 'consensus' reached on fentanyl, the leading cause of overdose deaths in the United States. Xi would work 'very hard to stop the flow' of fentanyl, Trump told reporters on a flight home after the summit,” the SCMP noted.
“According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the synthetic opioid claimed approximately 48,422 lives in 2024, compared to 76,282 in 2023. Last week, in a move long sought by Beijing and sealed after months of tense negotiations, Trump formally halved US tariffs from 20% to 10% on Chinese products linked to the fentanyl crisis,” the Chinese newspaper highlighted.
“But the US leader warned that the tariff exemption could be reversed if China did not fulfill its commitments. Also last week, US FBI Director Kash Patel visited China to discuss fentanyl-related issues and law enforcement,” the South China Morning Post reported.
“According to Reuters, Patel arrived in Beijing on November 7 and stayed there for about a day. However, the Chinese Foreign Ministry declined to provide further details. ‘I have no information on the matter,’ ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Monday,” the SMCP quoted.
“The fentanyl issue has long strained relations between the United States and China. During his first presidential term, Trump sanctioned China over fentanyl. In response, China imposed strict controls on the production and export of the drug, subjecting all fentanyl-related substances to a regulatory regime,” the Chinese newspaper said.
“In his second term, Trump first imposed a 10 percent tariff on all imports from China in February and later doubled the rate as punishment for what Washington considered Beijing’s inaction regarding exports of chemical precursors. In their defense, Chinese officials stated that extensive measures had already been taken to regulate chemical precursors, accusing Washington of using the issue as ‘blackmail,’ he concluded.
“Specifically, exports of 13 chemicals to those three countries now require a permit, according to the new regulation, which takes effect immediately. The chemicals include key precursors used to manufacture the lethal synthetic opioid and related variants in the drug's synthesis,” the Chinese newspaper added.
“Before Monday’s announcement, the catalog consisted of controls on fentanyl flows to Myanmar, Laos and Afghanistan – all major centers of traditional illicit drug production and trafficking – with 41 chemicals on China’s regulatory list,” the South China Morning Post explained.
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“This development occurred weeks after the summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart, Donald Trump. Following the meeting, both celebrated the 'consensus' reached on fentanyl, the leading cause of overdose deaths in the United States. Xi would work 'very hard to stop the flow' of fentanyl, Trump told reporters on a flight home after the summit,” the SCMP noted.
“According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the synthetic opioid claimed approximately 48,422 lives in 2024, compared to 76,282 in 2023. Last week, in a move long sought by Beijing and sealed after months of tense negotiations, Trump formally halved US tariffs from 20% to 10% on Chinese products linked to the fentanyl crisis,” the Chinese newspaper highlighted.
“But the US leader warned that the tariff exemption could be reversed if China did not fulfill its commitments. Also last week, US FBI Director Kash Patel visited China to discuss fentanyl-related issues and law enforcement,” the South China Morning Post reported.
“According to Reuters, Patel arrived in Beijing on November 7 and stayed there for about a day. However, the Chinese Foreign Ministry declined to provide further details. ‘I have no information on the matter,’ ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Monday,” the SMCP quoted.
“The fentanyl issue has long strained relations between the United States and China. During his first presidential term, Trump sanctioned China over fentanyl. In response, China imposed strict controls on the production and export of the drug, subjecting all fentanyl-related substances to a regulatory regime,” the Chinese newspaper said.
“In his second term, Trump first imposed a 10 percent tariff on all imports from China in February and later doubled the rate as punishment for what Washington considered Beijing’s inaction regarding exports of chemical precursors. In their defense, Chinese officials stated that extensive measures had already been taken to regulate chemical precursors, accusing Washington of using the issue as ‘blackmail,’ he concluded.
I think fentanyl is the only product in the world that is tariff safe proof. No matter how high the tariff people will still buy it due to the addictive nature of it. Nuff Said!!!
ReplyDeleteAs a former junkie, I hate fentanyl. Doesn't give the euphoria that good ol black tar heroin/chiva, gunpowder, and china white gave.
DeleteAt least while shooting black tar my habit was feeding some poor farmer. Fentanyl knocks you out.
India will fill that void.
ReplyDeleteOoops, looks like "somebody" got the esclusive rightz to the, precursors, in exchange for no tariffs or shakedowns on red presidential ties imported from the chineses for TACO PREZHIDENT.
ReplyDeleteThe CIA uncovered a Chinese plot to just sit back and watch the destruction of the United States.
ReplyDeletePretty obvious to do this. Easier than going to war with a country. Just let it eat itself from the inside.
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