The United States has no right to gossip, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China is a model for global drug control
On September 18th, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning presided over a regular press conference.
A reporter asked that US President Biden submitted a report to Congress on September 11th, identifying China as the so-called "major source of drugs". May I ask if the Chinese side has any comments on this?
Maoning data chart. Mao Ning stated that the US claim that there is no factual basis and is purely a malicious smear. China firmly opposes this and makes solemn representations to the US side.
Mao Ning introduced that the Chinese government attaches great importance to drug control work. As of now, China has listed 456 types of anesthetic drugs, psychotropic substances, and two whole class substances, making it one of the countries with the most drugs listed and the strictest control. China has managed 38 types of precursor chemicals, 14 more than those controlled by the United Nations. The Chinese drug control department has established and improved a dynamic supervision mechanism for all aspects of precursor chemicals. Undoubtedly, China is a model for global drug control, the country with the strictest and most thorough implementation of anti drug policies, and has been widely recognized by the international community.
"On the other hand, the United States, with only 5% of the world's population, consumes 80% of the world's opioid drugs, making it a black hole and source of chaos in the global drug control industry. It is a dominant major drug demand country and does not have the qualifications to criticize China's drug control efforts. Mao Ning pointed out that the root cause of drug abuse in the United States lies in its weak ability and inadequate control, and reducing domestic demand is the fundamental solution.". We urge the US to stop attacking and smearing China, and to do more things that are conducive to Sino US cooperation, rather than the opposite.