Blinken will raise his concern about fentanyl trafficking on his trip to China

The Secretary of State for USA, Anthony Blinkenwill put on the table during his next trip to Beijing the problem of fentanylwhose chemical precursors are exported from China to Mexicowhere, according to Washington, the substance is manufactured.

“We hope to raise our concerns about the activities of China in various areas”, said the State Department spokesman, Matt Millerin his daily press conference.

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Miller stressed that the concerns of USA are “well known” and include traffic fentanylthe tension with taiwan and the “alignment” of Beijing with Moscow in the war of Ukraine.

The frictions between Washington and Mexico They have increased in recent months as a result of fentanyl, an opiate that causes record numbers of overdose deaths in the United States, since both governments accuse each other of not doing enough to stop its movement and consumption.

The Mexican government has denied that the substance is manufactured in its territory and has targeted China, which has also denied being behind its export.

In an appearance before the Senate in May, Blinken denounced that Beijing was not “genuinely cooperating” with Washington to stop the drug trafficking.

The leader of US diplomacy will address this matter directly with his counterparts during his trip to Beijing on June 18 and 19, which was announced on Wednesday.

Blinken will thus resume the visit to China that he postponed last February after denouncing the presence of an alleged Chinese spy balloon in US airspace.

The trip, whose main objective is to keep the lines of communication between the two powers open, is the first by a US Secretary of State to the Asian giant since 2018.

“We believe that we have strengthened America’s ability to outperform China with the economic actions and policies we have taken. And we think it’s important to have those lines of communication open.”, said the White House spokeswoman, Karine Jean-Pierrein his daily press conference.

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For the spokesperson, it is the way “responsible” to address tensions. “China has taken and will continue to take provocative steps. (…) That is why we believe that intense competition requires intense diplomacy“, said.

The representative of Department of State He had explained this Wednesday that although the United States and China disagree on a large number of issues, “it is important that the two greatest world powers can communicate directly so that their rivalry does not lead to conflict”.

“Therefore, we consider this trip as a way to establish those communication channels and take advantage of them for future meetings and future trips.”, Miller stressed.

Source: Elcomercio

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