Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post reported on the 17th that the Chinese government notified Chinese companies not to sell overseas production equipment and precursor chemicals related to fentanyl, a type of narcotic analgesic (synthetic opioid) called a ‘zombie drug’. (SCMP) reported.
According to reports, China’s National Narcotics Control Commission issued a notice today urging companies and individuals to prevent the production and trafficking of narcotics, psychotropic substances, and precursor chemicals.
This notice is interpreted as a follow-up measure following the agreement between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden on fentanyl-related export restrictions through a summit meeting.
In addition, it was stated that caution should be taken regarding the risk of being subject to “long arm jurisdiction” or entrapment by foreign judicial agencies due to the sale of unregulated chemicals and related equipment.
The committee announced that companies and individuals involved in the production and import/export of regulated raw materials in the United States should exercise caution when receiving orders from the United States and Mexico. He also urged people to be alert to the risk that exported products could be used to manufacture illegal drugs.
In addition, a list of 51 precursor chemicals regulated in the United States is attached. It also included information that those involved in businesses such as the production or export of drug manufacturing machines should ensure that orders are not placed through illegal channels from the United States and Mexico and be careful not to fall into traps or sanctions.
In particular, he urged people to pay special attention to the laws and regulations of importing countries, such as high-risk countries such as the United States and Mexico.
In relation to the implementation of this agreement between the two countries, the United States also responded by lifting sanctions on China’s Public Security Forensic Research Institute.
Foreign media reported on the 16th (local time) that the U.S. government excluded the Chinese Forensic Research Institute from its trade restrictions list. In 2020, during the Trump administration, the United States imposed sanctions on the Forensic Science Research Institute, preventing it from accessing American forensic technology, believing that it was involved in large-scale surveillance of ethnic minorities such as Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
The lifting of sanctions on the Forensic Science Institute is an issue that China has consistently requested, including a request made during U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken’s visit to China in June. The previous day, President Biden and President Xi agreed to work to resolve the fentanyl problem, and in line with the U.S. government lifting sanctions for the first time in three years, the Chinese government also took such measures.
Source: Donga
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