House committee finds Chinese government pushes fentanyl materials, fueling drug crisis
This is the latest evidence that China has said one thing and done another when it comes to its role in the fentanyl crisis.
A new report Tuesday detailing the Chinese Communist Party’s role in the fentanyl crisis plaguing the country details the findings of a House investigation that concluded the Chinese government subsidizes the manufacturing and export of fentanyl materials and refuses to crack down on the illicit market.
The report, released by the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, coincided with a public hearing with former Attorney General Bill Barr, former DEA Chief of Operations Ray Donovan, and an expert from the RAND research organization.
“As President Reagan once said, ‘If you want more of something, subsidize it.’ Through its actions, the Chinese Communist Party is telling us that it wants more fentanyl entering our country. It wants the societal chaos and devastation that has resulted from this epidemic,” committee Chairman Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., said in his opening statement.
“And yes, it wants more dead Americans,” he added.
You can read the full report below:
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The CCP's Role in the Fentanyl Crisis 4.16.24.pdf
The committee’s investigation found the Chinese government provides tax rebates to domestic companies that manufacture and export illegal narcotics, including fentanyl and similar chemicals.
The evidence also shows China continues to subsidize the manufacturing and export of fentanyl to this day, despite publicly claiming to crack down on the crisis.
According to government websites analyzed by the committee, the Chinese government made significant Value-Added Tax (VAT) rebates from 2018 to 2020 which “incentivized the export of at least 17 illegal narcotics that are SchedPost too long. Click here to view the full text.
