{"id":2639022,"date":"2026-08-02T06:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T10:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-new-strategy-for-selling-drugs-to-americans\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T06:23:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T10:23:29","slug":"chinas-new-strategy-for-selling-drugs-to-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-new-strategy-for-selling-drugs-to-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s New Strategy For Selling Drugs to Americans"},"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%2Fchinas-new-strategy-for-selling-drugs-to-americans%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=2639022&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--><p>The provided content appears to include a web page section with a &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button that, when clicked, reveals additional data. The extended content discusses china&#8217;s alleged utilization of cryptocurrency to profit from America&#8217;s steroid and peptide markets, highlighting concerns over unregulated peptide sales driven by Chinese manufacturers, some linked to opioid production. It details the U.S. regulatory efforts by the FDA and HHS to combat illegal marketing of unapproved drugs, including peptides and weight-loss treatments like GLP-1 drugs. The article also notes increased Chinese-based crypto sales and the risks associated with unregulated peptides, as emphasized by experts. Additionally, it addresses the ongoing fentanyl crisis in the U.S., with China identified as the primary source of trafficked fentanyl and related substances, which contribute to thousands of overdose deaths annually. The piece underscores the dangers of unapproved drugs and the complicating role of online cryptocurrency transactions in illegal drug distribution.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>China is reportedly using cryptocurrency to take advantage of America\u2019s steroid craze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The Food and Drug Administration (FDA )\u2019s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee is <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/advisory-committees\/advisory-committee-calendar\/july-23-24-2026-meeting-pharmacy-compounding-advisory-committee-07232026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scheduled to meet<\/a> this Thursday and Friday to discuss whether seven peptides \u2014 loosely regulated protein-building chemicals \u2014 may be added to the Section 503A Bulks List, which determines what drugs medical professionals can use to create custom prescriptions. This comes as blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis found that one of the same Chinese manufacturers responsible for producing opioids like fentanyl is driving online peptide sales, Axios <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/07\/chinese-fentanyl-makers-pivot-peptides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> July 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cUnder the Trump Administration, HHS [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] and the FDA are committed to protecting Americans by ensuring that drugs marketed in the United States meet the applicable standards for safety,\u201d an HHS spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cThe FDA continues to use its regulatory and enforcement authorities to address the\u00a0illegal\u00a0marketing and distribution of unapproved drugs, including products marketed as peptides for human use. These actions include warning letters, import controls, inspections, seizures, injunctions, and coordination with federal, state, and international partners, as\u00a0appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">As crypto sales are harder to track than traditional banks, Chinese-based companies were able to reap approximately $27 million in the first quarter of 2026, according to Chainalysis. This is up 150% from the previous quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Around half of American adults get their health advice from wellness influencers on social media, according to a <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/data-labs\/2026\/05\/07\/moms-coaches-doctors-entrepreneurs-who-are-americas-health-and-wellness-influencers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a> published by the Pew Research Center in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cFor these manufacturers that decided to pivot, it was really a business decision,\u201d Chainalysis senior intelligence analyst Sara Graham said, according to Axios. \u201cThey departed from a trade in which they could be sanctioned or indicted by the U.S. and reappeared in a very lucrative scene that has widespread buy-in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The FDA <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/drugs\/drug-alerts-and-statements\/fdas-concerns-unapproved-glp-1-drugs-used-weight-loss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously warned<\/a> against using unapproved GLP-1 drugs \u2014 peptides designed for weight loss \u2014 and other custom drugs, citing concerns that counterfeit products may lack the safety and quality standards that FDA-approved ones like Ozempic or Trulicity uphold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m gobsmacked by the risks people are taking,\u201d Nuritas CEO Nora Khaldi said, according to Axios. Nuritas specializes in designing organic peptides. \u201cNo matter how great a molecule is, the risk you\u2019re taking by using and taking it when you don\u2019t know the quality.\u2026 It\u2019s mind-blowing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Synthetic opioid overdoses \u2014 primarily fentanyl\u2014 killed approximately 38,000 Americans in 2025, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/pressroom\/releases\/20260513.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to a study published by the Centers for Disease Control in May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cChina remains the primary source of fentanyl and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fentanyl-deaths-skyrocket-becoming-nations-leading-killer-for-adults-age-18-45\/\" title=\"... 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