Part 6/10:
Confronting the Fentanyl Crisis: Trust and Enforcement
The conversation also touches on China's commitment to curbing the flow of fentanyl precursors into North America—a longstanding concern. Although China has made promises to control the production and export of these deadly substances, skepticism remains about enforcement.
Bessant describes a new framework that involves setting strict, quantitative criteria with periodic reviews every six to twelve months. The goal is to incentivize tangible action, not just rhetoric, aiming for a significant decline in fentanyl-related deaths by holding China accountable.