China鈥檚 deadly role in America鈥檚 fentanyl epidemic
Is China deliberately fuelling its rival鈥檚 opioid crisis?
America鈥檚 opioid crisis is now in its third decade and has killed more people than the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Vietnam combined. Fentanyl, the most commonly used synthetic opioid, is up to 50 times stronger than heroin. Made from chemicals manufactured in China, it鈥檚 then put into pill form in Mexico and smuggled across the border. As China and the US agree to crack down on the illegal trade, is China deliberately fuelling its rival鈥檚 opioid crisis?
Guest: Roger Boyes, Diplomatic Editor, The Times.
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