Over the past few years, a new threat has emerged as a leading cause of death in the United States: fentanyl. Yet even as the drug wreaks havoc on Americans lives, preventing its flow into the United States is complicated, partially because of the supply’s overseas origins, which is often China. What is China’s role in the U.S. fentanyl crisis?

Featured Guests:

Tom Bollyky (Senior Fellow for Global Health, Economics, and Development, and Director of the Global Health Program)

Zongyuan Zoe Liu (Maurice R. Greenberg Fellow for China Studies)

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/americas-fentanyl-epidemic-china-connection

America’s Fentanyl Epidemic: The China Connection