The Folks's Republic of China (PRC) has introduced that they’re starting to schedule three key chemical precursors used within the manufacture of illicit fentanyl, thereby subjecting these chemical compounds to further regulation and management – a helpful step ahead. This marks the third important planning motion by the PRC since President Biden met with President Xi and resumed bilateral counternarcotics cooperation with the PRC in November 2023. This motion follows the assembly of the Counternarcotics Working Group of final week between america and the PRC, the place the 2 nations mentioned key initiatives, together with methods to extend regulation enforcement cooperation, disrupt the illicit financing of transnational felony organizations and speed up the planning of precursor chemical compounds.
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/08/06/statement-from-nsc-acting-spokesperson-sean-savett-on-the-prcs-announcement-of-fentanyl- scheduling-actions/?utm_source=archives.internationalintrigue.io&utm_medium=e-newsletter&utm_campaign=the-us-and-china-agree-on-fentanyl&_bhlid=74a41d665408af1aa8bcdfa40f1b122a57c
