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America’s Opium War Courtesy of Communist China

Fentanyl is the spearhead in China’s non-kinetic war on America.
America’s Opium War Courtesy of Communist China
"The Faces of Fentanyl" wall, which displays photos of Americans who died from fentanyl overdose, at the Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters in Arlington, Va., on July 13, 2022. Agnes Bun/AFP via Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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The precise origination of Chinese xenophobia will probably never be known, but certainly the Opium Wars in the 19th century exacerbated Chinese distrust of foreigners. The Chinese are certainly not unique in their xenophobia, but the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has carried that to the extreme with their ongoing persecuting and “Sinicizing” of Uyghurs, Tibetans, and other minority groups in China.

Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
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