China’s Commitment to Drug Control

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s public security minister vowed on Tuesday to deepen international cooperation in the area of drug control, according to state media Xinhua.

Wang Xiaohong, who also acts as the director of the national narcotics control committee, emphasized the need for “eradicating the soil that breeds and spreads the drug problem” during a meeting, as reported by Xinhua.

The United States has been pressuring China to assist in reducing U.S. fentanyl deaths. China asserts that it has some of the strictest drug laws globally and that the U.S. must address its domestic narcotics demand.