China to beef up regulations on fentanyl chemicals, White House says

WASHINGTON - China said it would begin adding controls and regulation to the production of three chemicals used to make illicit fentanyl, the White House said on Tuesday, calling the move 'a valuable step forward.'

It is the third significant such action since the United States and China resumed bilateral counter-narcotics cooperation in November 2023, acting National Security Council spokesperson Sean Savett sai