Still angry at US?-----China's Drug Attack on the US :: Gatestone Institute

China's Drug Attack on the US :: Gatestone Institute

• As a leading global manufacturer of fentanyl, which is being smuggled into the US in massive quantities, China is unique in appreciating just how destabilizing such a drug can be to a nation.
• The Chinese know full well that a society's addiction to drugs can unravel a proud nation, stripping away its very sovereignty. 

...In fact, this very issue was explored during a recent interview with the Communist Chinese Ambassador to the US, Qin Gang, who was quick to remind Newsweek that China knows full well the devastating impact of illicit drugs...
He told the reporter that during the 18th and 19th Centuries, "China decided to ban the material to save its population and economy, the British launched the Opium War, which started a century of humiliation for China, marked by a slate of unequal treaties and waves of Western aggressions. The repercussions of history are felt even today. With such searing pains in our national memory, China holds an understandably stronger antipathy for narcotics than any other country, as displayed in its zero-tolerance attitude towards all narcotic drugs, as well as stringent control and tough punishment measures. Thanks to these efforts, narcotics are not endemic in China."
One might suggest that the Ambassador has revealed more than he intended...