The Chinese have a “surprising sleeve asset”: there are only fewer US deaths if there is collaboration between the two countries.
It was news that should calm many consumers, entrepreneurs and investors: United States of America e China They announced, on Monday, one to negotiate for 90 days.
The suspension for 90 days of most customs rights between the two countries comes into force on Wednesday-but does not reach all products.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has already warned that the tariffs imposed on the fentanyl remain in force; although he has admitted that “a positive path” is in sight.
Fentanil is an extremely potent synthetic opioid pain reliever (much more than morphine, for example), used mainly in the treatment of intense pain-in a post-surgery or in advanced cancer patients, for example.
The US accuses companies of Chinese do not avoid the export of chemicals used in fentanil production. China assures that it has one of the most rigorous drug laws in the world.
It should be noted that this painkiller, when ingested without medical indication (is a high risk) or when mixed with other medications, Kills tens of thousands of US inhabitants, every year.
Washington asks Beijing to repress illegal production and export of chemicals that allow the manufacture of the substance.
But Fentanil is “the true secret weapon of China” In this with the US, read in.
It is a political tool for pressure from Beijing. Because China knows that Fentanil is a public health problem in the US, kills a lot in the US country-and only kills less if the US collaborates with China in the fight against drugs.
In fact, it is enough to see that when China suspended this collaboration, the number of drug consumption deaths reached a (negative) record in the US. When the collaboration returned – as early as 2025 – this statistics dropped a lot.
Important reason: reduced fentanyl availability.
However, also on Monday, the US representative for trade, Jamieson Greer, said that the Fentanil crisis was first addressed directly in conversations between the two countries. And he assured that China understood the seriousness of the issue.
