China Will Sentence Fentanyl Traffickers to Death, Trump Says

The president made the remarks during a bill-signing ceremony for the HALT Fentanyl Act.
China Will Sentence Fentanyl Traffickers to Death, Trump Says
President Donald Trump speaks before signing the HALT Fentanyl Act in the East Room of the White House on July 16, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on July 16 told a crowd at the White House, which included dozens of family members of fentanyl poisoning victims, that China will honor a deal he made with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his first term and sentence people to death for fentanyl manufacturing and distribution.

The president made the remarks during a signing ceremony for the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, or the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Travis Gillmore
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Travis Gillmore is a White House reporter for The Epoch Times. He previously covered the California legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Contact him at [email protected]
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