According to Reuters, on October 17, local time, a group of families who lost loved ones due to a fentanyl overdose submitted a petition to US Trade Representative Dai Qi's office to investigate China's suspected role in exacerbating the US synthetic opioid crisis. The petition was filed under section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974, which allows the US to impose sanctions on foreign countries that violate trade agreements or damage US business. These families are seeking trade countermeasures, including imposing tariffs of at least $50 billion on Chinese goods. At the regular press conference of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs held on October 18, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mao Ning said in response to a Reuters reporter's question “What is the spokesperson's response to this” that you can also ask the competent Chinese authorities about specific questions. What I can tell you is that China is one of the countries with the strictest and most thorough anti-drug policies in the world. In 2019, China announced the official listing of all fentanyl substances, and was the first country in the world to officially list the entire category of fentanyl substances. China is willing to carry out anti-drug cooperation with the US on the basis of equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect, but it should also point out that the root cause of the spread of drugs in the US is itself, and the US government should take more effective measures.

According to Reuters, on October 17, local time, a group of families who lost loved ones due to a fentanyl overdose submitted a petition to US Trade Representative Dai Qi's office to investigate China's suspected role in exacerbating the US synthetic opioid crisis. The petition was filed under section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974, which allows the US to impose sanctions on foreign countries that violate trade agreements or damage US business. These families are seeking trade countermeasures, including imposing tariffs of at least $50 billion on Chinese goods. At the regular press conference of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs held on October 18, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mao Ning said in response to a Reuters reporter's question “What is the spokesperson's response to this” that you can also ask the competent Chinese authorities about specific questions. What I can tell you is that China is one of the countries with the strictest and most thorough anti-drug policies in the world. In 2019, China announced the official listing of all fentanyl substances, and was the first country in the world to officially list the entire category of fentanyl substances. China is willing to carry out anti-drug cooperation with the US on the basis of equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect, but it should also point out that the root cause of the spread of drugs in the US is itself, and the US government should take more effective measures.