Does anybody in the Treasury seriously think that these kingpins operate without the full awareness and protection of the ruling Communist Party? Is President Xi in on the cut? If China was really serious about ending the trade war they could roundup these killers and take their poison off the market. Trump would be happy to cancel the tariff increases if they did but don’t hold your breath.
“Does anybody in the Treasury seriously think that these kingpins operate without the full awareness and protection of the ruling Communist Party?”
You are absolutely correct. This is the most heavily surveilled country in human history, the government has facial recognition software that can identify any citizen within 15 seconds. The Fentanyl is being shipped with the full approval of Xi’s government, and you can be sure lots of party officials are getting a nice cut.