China seeks greater global cooperation on drug control
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FILE PHOTO: Debris left by drug users lies next to a tattered U.S. flag, in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's public security minister vowed on Tuesday to deepen international cooperation in the area of drug control, state media Xinhua reported.
Wang Xiaohong, who is also the director of the national narcotics control committee, called for "eradicating the soil that breeds and spreads the drug problem" in a meeting, according to Xinhua.
The United States has been pressuring China to help reduce U.S. fentanyl deaths. China says it has some of the strictest drug laws in the world, and that the U.S. needs to curb narcotics demand at home.
(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Gareth Jones)
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