US Says No Reply From Beijing About China Rejoining Global Efforts to Fight Drugs

Law enforcement officials at the home of a man who was found dead from an apparent drug overdose in the Drexel neighborhood of Montgomery County, Ohio, on Aug. 3, 2017. The Epoch Times

China hasn’t responded to an invitation to be part of the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats, probably because of its strained diplomatic relations with the United States, U.S. officials said.

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the United States is joining more than 80 countries and dozens of international agencies against the threat posed by synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.