Opinion: Why China won’t stop the fentanyl trade

Opinion: Why China won’t stop the fentanyl trade

Hundreds of seized fentanyl pills that imitate Oxycodone M30 are kept as evidence at the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Dallas Field Division lab, Aug. 1, 2023. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News/TNS) The United States won’t be able to solve the fentanyl crisis without help from its greatest rival. China is the world’s largest supplier of the…

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China Confiscates 90 Bitcoin in $19.5M Crypto Embezzlement Case

China has intensified its crackdown on cryptocurrency-related financial crimes, with a former technology executive receiving a prison sentence of more than 14 years for embezzling $19.5 million using digital assets. The individual, identified by his surname Feng, leveraged overseas crypto platforms and coin mixing services to obscure the origins of the embezzled funds before converting…

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Typhoon Co-May makes landfall in China: Orange alert issued in Shanghai; over 280,000 evacuated, flights and ferries halted

Typhoon Co-May makes landfall in China: Orange alert issued in Shanghai; over 280,000 evacuated, flights and ferries halted

Typhoon Co-May made landfall on Wednesday, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, and fears of coastal surges as Shanghai and several eastern Chinese cities faced disruption. Authorities issued alerts, cancelled hundreds of flights, and urged people to stay indoors as the tropical storm swept across the region, reports news agency Reuters.The storm first struck Zhoushan, a…

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'Tariff war produces no winner': China rejects US claim on Russian oil, vows to defend sovereignty - The Economic Times Video

‘Tariff war produces no winner’: China rejects US claim on Russian oil, vows to defend sovereignty – The Economic Times Video

When asked about US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s reported statement that he warned Chinese officials on Tuesday that continued purchases of Russian oil would result in higher tariffs, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun responded on Wednesday. He stated that China will take appropriate measures to protect its energy security based on its national interests….

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