China And The New Drug War

As the top supplier of opioids and other addictive drugs, China turns the tables on drug trade

A display of fentanyl and meth seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales Port of Entry at a press conference in Arizona on Jan. 31, 2019. Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star via AP

Commentary

In an ironic twist of history, China is the new front in the global drug war. That war is much bigger and more strategic than most would imagine. And the West is losing this new war, with some very long-term implications.