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Trump levies tariffs on China over opioid crisis
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2/2/2025
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Donald Trump said that the most beautiful word in the dictionary was tariff, and acted
00:06
accordingly.
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The White House has confirmed a 10% tax on China, sparking fears of a global trade war.
00:15
In the end, it's the ordinary people who suffer from these tariffs and these trade barriers.
00:20
I think that in every respect, cooperation is preferable to competition.
00:25
Donald Trump has also imposed 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, accusing them of failing
00:32
to stop the flow of the deadly drug fentanyl into the country.
00:36
According to Trump, the role of China is one of a supplier, exporting active ingredients
00:42
to Mexican cartels that then manufacture the deadly drug, sold on the other side of the
00:47
border.
00:49
China plays the central role in the fentanyl crisis that's destroying American lives.
00:53
In fact, the Chinese Communist Party has subsidized Chinese chemical companies to
00:57
export fentanyl.
00:58
China not only fails to stem the source of illicit drugs, but actively helps this business.
01:04
Beijing has denied its complicity in the trade, citing numerous steps to prevent illegal production
01:10
and trafficking.
01:11
Over the past decade, more than 400,000 Americans have died of synthetic opioid use, making
01:18
the US the country with the highest overdose rate in the world.
01:22
But analysts say that Trump's tariffs would do little to solve the opioid crisis.
01:27
The US president could, however, use them as a tool to pressure global economies to
01:33
comply with his wishes.
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