Trump appears to have put the substantial amount work done by the Biden administration in the toilet. In 2021, Mr. Biden issued an executive order imposing s

Trump appears to have put the substantial amount work done by the Biden administration in the toilet. In 2021, Mr. Biden issued an executive order imposing sanctions on individuals and companies engaged in the illicit opioid trade. His Treasury Department put sanctions on more than 300 individuals and entities, freezing entire networks of fentanyl suppliers and traffickers out of the international financial system. In 2023 and 2024 he identified China as a major illicit drug-producing country for its role in the synthetic opioid trade — a blow to the reputation of China’s chemical industry. Simultaneously, the Biden administration pushed U.S. law enforcement agencies to conduct aggressive investigations and build indictments against dozens of Chinese citizens and companies that were trafficking fentanyl precursor chemicals into the United States. [..] Biden secured a personal commitment from President Xi Jinping to restart counternarcotics cooperation in November 2023 [..] And we made progress. International fentanyl supply chains showed signs of disruption, forcing traffickers to change sources and tactics. Together with other diplomatic initiatives and an expansive public health campaign, the number of lethal fentanyl overdoses in the United States has dropped. In the 12 months ending September 2024, overdose deaths were down an estimated 24 percent from the year prior. Thousands of American lives have been saved. Now, of course, China no longer wants to play ball with the US chasing down the traffickers thanks to Trump and his tariffs. ~ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/opinion/trump-china-trade-war.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/opinion/trump-china-trade...