Beijing Denies Ties to America’s Fentanyl Crisis

China is denying any role in America’s fentanyl crisis, despite its status as the world’s number one maker of the precursor chemical, which gets manufactured into the synthetic opioid by Mexican cartels. Beijing’s foreign ministry says no illegal fentanyl trafficking happens between China and Mexico, adding it’s a “made in USA” problem. But is that really the case? And how is the Chinese city of Wuhan involved in all of this?

Topics in this episode:

1. Beijing Denies Ties to America’s Fentanyl Crisis
2. Fentanyl Poisonings a National Emergency: Rep. Tiffany
3. Taiwan Defiant in Face of Chinese Aggression
4. China Boosts Nuclear-Armed Submarine Patrols
5. China to Build Undersea Cable to Rival U.S. Project
6. U.S., S. Korea, Japan Condemn North’s Nuclear Threat
7. Search for Japanese Army Helicopter Ongoing
8. Torrential Rain Sparks Flood in Southeastern China
9. Flu Outbreak Hits China’s Guangzhou
10. Saudi, Iranian Foreign Ministers Meet in Beijing
11. American-Led Middle East Order Gone: Weichert on Saudi Arabia-Iran Deal