{"id":1981471,"date":"2023-07-24T15:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T19:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-weighs-dropping-sanctions-on-china-in-exchange-for-fentanyl-cooperation\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T15:35:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T19:35:41","slug":"biden-admin-weighs-dropping-sanctions-on-china-in-exchange-for-fentanyl-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-weighs-dropping-sanctions-on-china-in-exchange-for-fentanyl-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden considers lifting China sanctions for fentanyl cooperation."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fbiden-admin-weighs-dropping-sanctions-on-china-in-exchange-for-fentanyl-cooperation%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=1981471&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--><h2>The Biden Administration Considers Dropping Sanctions \u2062on Chinese Police Institute\u2063 to Combat Fentanyl Crisis<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<blockquote>\n<p>        \u200c      &#8220;A DEA agent checks pills containing fentanyl&#8221; &#8211; Getty Images\n      <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The \u200bBiden administration \u200bis exploring the possibility\u200d of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-legislative-push-seeks-to-stop-biden-admin-from-unraveling-iran-sanctions\/\" title=\"GOP Legislative Push Seeks to Stop Biden Admin from Unraveling Iran Sanctions\">lifting sanctions<\/a> on a \u2063Chinese police forensics institute in order to gain China&#8217;s cooperation in the fight against \u200dthe fentanyl crisis, according to sources cited by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-s-weighs-potential-deal-with-china-on-fentanyl-276af69b?mod=hp_lead_pos5\">Wall Street \u200dJournal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During his recent diplomatic visit to Beijing, Secretary of State Antony Blinken proposed the establishment of a working \u2063group between China\u2062 and the United States to address the fentanyl issue. However, China has insisted \u2064that the United States remove the police \u2062institute from its export\u200d blacklist before engaging\u200d in any cooperation. The Biden administration is now considering meeting this demand, as reported\u2063 by the <em>Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Ministry of\u2064 Public\u200c Security&#8217;s Institute of Forensic Science was blacklisted by the Trump administration over three years\u200b ago\u200d due to its involvement\u200d in the surveillance and mistreatment of Uyghur \u200dMuslims in Xinjiang province. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ayatollah-iran-in-no-hurry-to-see-u-s-return-to-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"Ayatollah: Iran in no hurry to see U.S. return to nuclear deal\">sanctions imposed<\/a> on blacklisted entities\u2064 severely restrict their access to \u2062U.S. technology.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the fact that China is \u200bthe primary producer of fentanyl&#8217;s ingredients, which are \u2062then\u2062 shipped to Mexican cartels for manufacturing and distribution across the U.S.\u200c southern border, the U.S. ambassador to China recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/chinese-communist-party-not-contributing-us-fentanyl-crisis-biden-ambassador-says\">denied<\/a> the country&#8217;s \u2062responsibility for the fentanyl crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Fentanyl \u200doverdoses have become a leading cause of death\u200d in the United States, with approximately 71,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/05\/11\/us\/politics\/overdose-deaths-fentanyl-meth.html\">deaths<\/a> involving synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl, in \u20632021.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has been actively opposing an amendment to Congress&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hispanic-caucus-takes-aim-at-african-american-veterans-service-on-key-panel\/\" title=\"Hispanic Caucus Takes Aim at African-American Veteran\u2019s Service on Key Panel\">annual defense bill<\/a> that seeks to\u200d gather more information on China&#8217;s role in the fentanyl crisis.<\/p>\n<p>These discussions reflect the Biden administration&#8217;s ongoing efforts to foster cooperation with China. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, during her recent visit to China, rejected the\u200d idea of &#8220;decoupling&#8221; from China and instead advocated for measures such as diversifying critical supply chains and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-weighs-dropping-sanctions-on-china-in-exchange-for-fentanyl-cooperation\/\" title=\"Biden considers lifting China sanctions for fentanyl cooperation.\">implementing targeted national \u2062security \u200bactions<\/a>. U.S. special \u200benvoy on climate John Kerry also\u200b traveled to China seeking collaboration on climate goals but returned without any concrete agreements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration is considering lifting sanctions on a Chinese police forensics institute, granting it access to American technology. This move aims to encourage China&#8217;s cooperation in combating the fentanyl crisis. 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