China curbs drug chemical exports to US amid fentanyl fight

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleChina has imposed new export controls on three precursor chemicals, restricting their shipment to Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The move, announced Friday, follows a summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders in Beijing just a week prior, aimed at curbing synthetic drug production. The National Narcotics Control Commission simultaneously warned about eight other chemicals usable in synthetic drug production, mandating strict compliance for businesses. These measures echo Beijing's anti-narcotics curbs from November, which followed a meeting between Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. The U.S. had previously agreed to reduce tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing's crackdown on illicit fentanyl, a point of contention between the two nations. In fullChina slaps new chemical ban on US after Xi-Trump summit in BeijingThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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