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Congressional Hearing Focuses on China’s Role in Fentanyl Supply Chain

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Washington, June 5 (IANS) A congressional hearing on Thursday sharply focused on China’s role in the global fentanyl supply chain, with Republican lawmakers accusing Beijing of failing to curb the flow of precursor chemicals that fuel America’s deadly opioid crisis, while witnesses called for stronger enforcement, sanctions and international cooperation. The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific convened a hearing titled “Beijing’s Poison Pipeline: The CCP’s Role in the…