The Japan News on Nostr: Families of Fentanyl Victims Ask US for China Tariffs over Opioid Crisis ========== ...
Families of Fentanyl Victims Ask US for China Tariffs over Opioid Crisis
==========
Families of fentanyl victims filed a petition with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on October 17, 2024, requesting an investigation into China's role in the opioid crisis; they seek tariffs of at least $50 billion on Chinese goods; the petition cites China's failure to control exports of fentanyl precursors, costing the U.S. nearly $1.5 trillion in 2020; overdoses from synthetic opioids killed nearly 75,000 people in 2023; the petition is filed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974; Andrea Thomas, whose daughter died in 2018, is a key advocate; the petition comes ahead of the U.S. presidential election, where fentanyl is a significant issue; former President Trump and Vice President Harris have differing approaches to the crisis; USTR must decide on the petition within 45 days.
#Fentanyl #OpioidCrisis #China #Tariffs #Trade #KatherineTai #AndreaThomas #UsPolitics #Overdoses #SyntheticOpioids
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/reuters/20241018-217202/
==========
Families of fentanyl victims filed a petition with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on October 17, 2024, requesting an investigation into China's role in the opioid crisis; they seek tariffs of at least $50 billion on Chinese goods; the petition cites China's failure to control exports of fentanyl precursors, costing the U.S. nearly $1.5 trillion in 2020; overdoses from synthetic opioids killed nearly 75,000 people in 2023; the petition is filed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974; Andrea Thomas, whose daughter died in 2018, is a key advocate; the petition comes ahead of the U.S. presidential election, where fentanyl is a significant issue; former President Trump and Vice President Harris have differing approaches to the crisis; USTR must decide on the petition within 45 days.
#Fentanyl #OpioidCrisis #China #Tariffs #Trade #KatherineTai #AndreaThomas #UsPolitics #Overdoses #SyntheticOpioids
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/reuters/20241018-217202/