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by xxxpupugo 2471 days ago
China itself doesn't have fentanyl issue to start with. Nor other Asian countries.

Why is US singled out here? Can't US just ban it?

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The US has a porous border. You can't stop drugs from crossing if you can't stop people from crossing.
Can't be any more porous than borders in Asia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Triangle_(Southeast_Asi...

China is right next to a major drug smuggling region. The jungles and mountains southwest of the country aren't exactly easy places to build border fences.