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關鍵詞:China as drug war drug source source of
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STOPPING THE FLOW OF THE DEADLY DRUG INTO THE US HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF TRUMP"S POLICY AGENDA. HE HAS PLACED THE BLAME SQUARELY AT CHINA"S DOOR AND OFTEN LINKS THE FENTANYL EPIDEMIC AND TRADE TALKS.
WORKING OFF A 2017 TIP FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ABOUT AN ONLINE DRUG VENDOR WHO WENT BY THE NAME DIANA, CHINESE POLICE BUSTED A DRUG RING BASED IN THE NORTHERN CHINESE CITY OF XINGTAI THAT SHIPPED SYNTHETIC DRUGS ILLICITLY TO THE U.S. AND OTHER COUNTRIES FROM A GRITTY CLANDESTINE LABORATORY. THEY ARRESTED MORE THAN 20 SUSPECTS AND SEIZED 11.9 KILOGRAMS (26.2 POUNDS) OF FENTANYL AND 19.1 KILOGRAMS (42.1 POUNDS) OF OTHER DRUGS.
“PUBLICIZING THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO SEND A MESSAGE THAT ‘HEY, WE’RE REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS AND WE’RE MAKING MOVES TO CRACK DOWN,’” REGINA LABELLE, WHO WAS CHIEF OF STAFF IN THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, TELLS TIME. AMERICAN OFFICIALS HAVE LONG BLAMED CHINA FOR THE INFLUX OF FENTANYL AND SIMILAR SUBSTANCES REACHING U.S. BORDERS. LABELLE RECALLS SEVERAL “HIGH-LEVEL” DISCUSSIONS WITH CHINA IN WHICH THEY MADE COMMITMENTS IN THE LAST YEAR OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO CRACK DOWN ON FENTANYL. “THEY WOULD, IN OFFICIAL STATEMENTS, SAY THE RIGHT WORDS,” LABELLE SAYS.
 PRESIDENT DUTERTE HAS MADE CITY STREET SAFETY A CENTRAL ISSUE OF HIS ADMINISTRATION. THAT』S WHY HE LAUNCHED A DRUG WAR, FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE IN THE COUNTRY』S STREETS. BUT HIS HARSH TACTICS HAVEN』T WORKED, THUS FAR. IN SPITE OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES LOST, PHILIPPINES HAS GOTTEN LESS SAFE IN RECENT YEARS. 
CNBC'S JIM CRAMER EXPLAINS WHY WALL STREET HAS FALLEN OUT OF LOVE WITH ENTERPRISE-BASED TECHNOLOGY STOCKS LIKE CISCO AND TURNED TO CONSUMER-BASED ONES LIKE ROKU. THE "MAD MONEY" HOST SITS DOWN WITH VIACOM CEO BOB BAKISH TO GET INSIGHT INTO THE COMPANY'S MERGER WITH CBS AND FORAY INTO THE STREAMING WAR. LATER IN THE SHOW HE BREAKS DOWN WHY THERE'S A CHANCE THAT THE U.S.-CHINA TRADE WAR COULD POTENTIALLY DRAG ON FOR YEARS.
ROBREDO, WHO WAS ELECTED SEPARATELY TO DUTERTE AND HAS A FROSTY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PRESIDENT, SAID THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE KILLED WAS ALREADY TOO MANY, WITH NO EVIDENCE OF A DECLINE IN DRUGS SUPPLY OR USAGE.
THE REASON BEHIND MANY OF THESE SHORTAGES? MANY INVOLVE OLDER DRUGS THAT COST LESS, LEAVING LITTLE FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FOR MANUFACTURERS TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE THEM. AS DRUG MAKERS EXIT THE MARKET, ONE OR TWO COMPANIES MAY BE THE ONLY ONES LEFT TO SUPPLY THE DRUGS. IN THE CASE OF VINCRISTINE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE MEDICATION WAS ONLY MADE BY TWO COMPANIES. ONE OF THEM, TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, ENDED PRODUCTION IN JULY, LEAVING PFIZER AS THE ONLY MANUFACTURER. THE FDA CALLS IT A 「BROKEN MARKETPLACE.」
THE DISEASE SURFACED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO IN CHINA — THE FIRST TIME IT HAD BEEN DETECTED IN ASIA — AND HAS SINCE SPREAD TO MORE THAN 50 COUNTRIES, ACCORDING TO THE WORLD ORGANIZATION OF ANIMAL HEALTH, INCLUDING THOSE ACCOUNTING FOR 75% OF GLOBAL PORK PRODUCTION.
THE STUDY FOUND THAT PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED DRUG THERAPY ALONE DID NOT EXPERIENCE MORE HEART ATTACKS OR DIE MORE OFTEN THAN THOSE WHO ALSO RECEIVED BYPASS SURGERY OR STENTS, TINY WIRE CAGES USED TO OPEN NARROWED ARTERIES. DRUG THERAPY ALONE MAY SAVE LIVES AS EFFECTIVELY.
HERE AT THE SHENZHEN OFFICES OF E-CIGARETTE START-UP RELX TECHNOLOGY, WORKERS SCRAMBLE TO KEEP PACE WITH THE RUSH OF FIRMS VYING FOR SALES IN THE WORLD’S BIGGEST TOBACCO MARKET. THEIR POTENTIAL-CUSTOMER BASE STARTS WITH 300 MILLION CHINESE SMOKERS OF TRADITIONAL CIGARETTES – ABOUT NINE TIMES THE NUMBER IN THE UNITED STATES. FOUNDED BY FORMER EMPLOYEES OF DIDI CHUXING, CHINA’S ANSWER TO UBER, RELX AIMS TO BECOME CHINA’S ANSWER TO JUUL LABS INC, THE SAN FRANCISCO STARTUP THAT CAPTURED A HUGE SHARE OF THE U.S. VAPING MARKET WITH A SLEEK AND ADDICTIVE E-CIGARETTE.
U.S. OFFICIALS SAY CHINA"S VAST CHEMICALS INDUSTRY IS THE MAIN SOURCE OF ILLICIT FENTANYL. CHINESE OFFICIALS DENY THAT, BLAMING GREEDY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, LAX REGULATION, AND OUT-OF-CONTROL DEMAND AS THE REASONS AMERICA HAS AN OPIOID ABUSE CRISIS.
THE OUTBREAK OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER HAS KILLED UP TO HALF OF CHINA’S HOG HERD SINCE AUGUST 2018 AND PUSHED PRICES SO HIGH THAT CHINESE IMPORTERS ARE WILLING TO PAY HEFTY TARIFFS THAT BEIJING IMPOSED ON U.S. PORK AS PART OF THE COUNTRIES’ BRUISING TRADE WAR.
THROUGH HIS INVESTIGATION, HE UNCOVERED A GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN THAT BEGINS IN CHINA, WHERE A RAPIDLY EXPANDING DRUG INDUSTRY REMAINS LARGELY UNCHECKED BY UNDERSTAFFED AND OVERWHELMED REGULATORS.
STENTS AND BYPASS SURGERY ARE NO MORE EFFECTIVE THAN DRUGS FOR STABLE HEART DISEASE, HIGHLY ANTICIPATED TRIAL RESULTS SHOW
CRAMER, HOWEVER, CONTENDED THAT CHINA IS NOT CALLING THE SHOTS IN THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS. HE SAID THE CHINESE ECONOMY IS FEELING MORE OF THE BRUNT FROM THE TRADE DISPUTE AS AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MOVE OPERATIONS OUTSIDE OF CHINA TO AVOID TARIFF COSTS.
US DRUG ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE POINTED TO CHINA AS THE SOURCE OF MUCH FENTANYL AND RELATED SUPPLIES. CHINA DENIES THAT MOST OF THE ILLICIT FENTANYL ENTERING THE UNITED STATES ORIGINATES IN CHINA, AND SAYS THE UNITED STATES MUST DO MORE TO REDUCE DEMAND.

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