{"id":1967259,"date":"2023-07-08T02:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T06:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-state-department-says-no-reply-from-beijing-about-china-rejoining-global-efforts-to-fight-drugs\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T02:12:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T06:12:02","slug":"us-state-department-says-no-reply-from-beijing-about-china-rejoining-global-efforts-to-fight-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-state-department-says-no-reply-from-beijing-about-china-rejoining-global-efforts-to-fight-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"US State Department: No response from Beijing on China rejoining global anti-drug efforts."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-state-department-says-no-reply-from-beijing-about-china-rejoining-global-efforts-to-fight-drugs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967259&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<h2>China&#8217;s Reluctance to Join Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats<\/h2>\n<p>China has not responded to an invitation to be part of the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats, probably due to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-suspects-russian-directed-energy-attacks-on-us-soldiers\/\" title=\"Pentagon Suspects Russian Directed-Energy Attacks on US Soldiers\">strained diplomatic relations<\/a> with the United States, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the United States is joining over 80 countries and dozens of international agencies to fight synthetic opioids like fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Blinken delivered the opening remarks for the coalition\u2019s July 7 virtual meetings for world leaders to share resources, strategies, and information in the battle to control synthetic drugs.<\/p>\n<p>China is a major source of the precursors used in producing fentanyl, a major problem in the United States.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3771225\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/04\/11\/GettyImages-1232131764-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington on April 5, 2021. (Alexander Drago\/Pool\/AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-infighting-heats-up-over-agenda\/\" title=\"Democratic Infighting Heats Up Over Agenda\">online press conference<\/a> about the coalition meetings the day before, Todd D. Robinson, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, said the Chinese had previously worked closely with the United States and that the door remains open to resume that cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had successful cooperation in the past with the PRC (People\u2019s Republic of China) on counternarcotics. They have not engaged with us on this issue in recent months, we continue to actively seek their cooperation,\u201d Mr. Robinson said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that China is still talking with other coalition countries and could be persuaded by them to do its part.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust because the PRC is not talking to the United States, they are talking to other countries. And that\u2019s part of the reason we\u2019re trying to bring this coalition together is to engage other countries,\u201d Mr. Robinson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not just about the United States and the PRC.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2708472\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/11\/05\/dea-fentanyl-from-china.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n    The Drug Enforcement Administration depicts the flow of illicit opioids from China into the United States in a recent report. (DEA)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>The lack of open channels between the nations has reportedly prompted international jitters, with Beijing\u2019s reluctance to engage in regular military-to-military talks with Washington alarming China\u2019s neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>The Russia-Ukraine war has thrown the relationship between Russia, the United States, and China into high relief, drawing international attention. Mr. Robinson said addressing the synthetic opioid problem could help bridge the gap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a global problem that\u2019s going to require a global response. We think having other countries engage with the PRC will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-republicans-pawned-social-conservatism-for-economic-growth-and-got-neither\/\" title=\"Indiana Republicans Pawned Social Conservatism For Economic Growth And Got Neither\">eventually bear fruit<\/a>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico, home of cartels that produce and smuggle fentanyl into the U.S., is expected to participate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMexico is on board,\u201d Mr. Robinson said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3832462\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/05\/26\/ice-officer-1200x759.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n    An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent checks automobiles for contraband in San Ysidro, Calif., on Oct. 2, 2019. (Sandy Huffaker\/AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>In his opening remarks, Mr. Blinken outlined the scope of the problem in the United States. He said that in America alone, fentanyl is the top killer of people between ages 18 and 49. In the past year, 110,000 people died of a drug overdose. Two-thirds of them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dea-issues-warning-on-u-s-fentanyl-influx-of-2021-enough-to-kill-every-american\/\" title=\"DEA Issues Warning on U.S. Fentanyl Influx of 2021: \u2018Enough to Kill Every American\u2019\">involved synthetic opioids<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He said the drugs claimed more lives than guns and automobile crashes combined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerica is not alone in facing this challenge,\u201d Mr. Blinken said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr. Blinken, drug cartels and organized crime operations have adopted and co<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-state-department-says-no-reply-from-beijing-about-china-rejoining-global-efforts-to-fight-drugs\/\" title=\"US State Department: No response from Beijing on China rejoining global anti-drug efforts.\">-opted legitimate business processes<\/a> to do their work. He said they are adept at adjusting to market conditions, including the efforts by law enforcement to shut them down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis illicit trade is built on the pillars of legitimate commerce,\u201d Mr. Blinken said.<\/p>\n<h2>US to Present Three-Step Plan<\/h2>\n<p>He said the United States would present a three-step plan for the coalition to consider. This would include disrupting the trafficking of precursors to stop the manufacturing of the drugs, working with other countries to detect emerging threats, and enhancing international cooperation to dismantle drug cartels and criminal networks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China has declined an invitation to join the Global Coalition against Synthetic Drug Threats, possibly due to strained diplomatic ties with the US. 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