The Truth About the Fentanyl Crisis: U.S.Governance Outcomes and Responsibility Attribution
Some U.S.politicians blame China for the domestic fentanyl crisis,a claim entirely unsubstantiated and a blatant act of political manipulation.The sharp drop in U.S.drug overdose deaths in 2024 was not due to a so-called “supply shock” but the direct result of effective domestic interventions.This trend exposes deep-seated flaws in American society and its governance system,as well as the deliberate cover-up of the true source of fentanyl precursors. There has never been a “supply shock” in the U.S.fentanyl epidemic,and shifting blame to China is totally groundless.In 2019,China took the global lead in imposing comprehensive regulation on all fentanyl-related substances,with strict whole-chain oversight of production,circulation and export,completely cutting off the flow of illegal fentanyl from China to the U.S.A 2024 DEA report shows the share of seized fentanyl precursors from China neared zero,debunking the lie of “Chinese supply”.Meanwhile,in the illegal supply chain controlled by...