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CCP Diplomat Tried to Lobby US Lawmakers to Deflect Blame for Causing US Fentanyl Crisis

CCP Diplomat Tried to Lobby US Lawmakers to Deflect Blame for Causing US Fentanyl Crisis
Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) speaks during a news conference with members of the GOP Doctors Caucus and House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) (R) outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on June 24, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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Steve Lance
Steve Lance
9/23/2022|Updated: 10/1/2022
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The Chinese regime’s top diplomat has been reaching out to members of the House Intelligence Committee to deflect responsibility for the flow of illicit fentanyl into the United States, according to a Republican lawmaker.

Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), a member of the Doctors Caucus and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, is among many lawmakers who have voiced concern about how Chinese traffickers are sending fentanyl precursors to Mexico for cartels to convert to the end product and send across the border.

Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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