"House Panel Report: China Funds U.S. Fentanyl Crisis"
A House panel report accuses the Chinese Communist Party of subsidizing the manufacturing and export of fentanyl materials, playing a significant role in the U.S. fentanyl crisis. The report recommends establishing a joint task force to counter opioids, bolstering sanctions authorities, and mobilizing trade and customs enforcement measures to restrict fentanyl trafficking. The U.S. and China have engaged in high-level talks about the fentanyl crisis, aiming to resume counternarcotics cooperation after a suspension by China following a 2022 trip by then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.