China seeks greater global cooperation on drug control

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s public security minister vowed on Tuesday to deepen international cooperation in the area of drug control, state media Xinhua reported.

Wang Xiaohong, who is also the director of the national narcotics control committee, called for “eradicating the soil that breeds and spreads the drug problem” in a meeting, according to Xinhua.

The United States has been pressuring China to help reduce U.S. fentanyl deaths. China says it has some of the strictest drug laws in the world, and that the U.S. needs to curb narcotics demand at home.