Mexico Looks to China , for Help Combating , Fentanyl Trafficking.<br />On April 4, Mexico's president urged his <br />Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to help <br />control the trafficking of fentanyl. .<br />On April 4, Mexico's president urged his <br />Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to help <br />control the trafficking of fentanyl. .<br />NBC reports that the news comes amid criticism <br />from the United States that Mexico has failed <br />to stem the flow of the synthetic opioid.<br />In a March 22 letter to Xi, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador defended Mexico's efforts to combat trafficking, while asking China for assistance.<br />In a March 22 letter to Xi, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador defended Mexico's efforts to combat trafficking, while asking China for assistance.<br />We come to you, President Xi Jinping, <br />not to ask for your support in the face <br />of these rude threats, but to request <br />that for humanitarian reasons, you help us <br />control shipments of fentanyl that <br />can be sent from China to our country, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President of Mexico, via NBC.<br />We come to you, President Xi Jinping, <br />not to ask for your support in the face <br />of these rude threats, but to request <br />that for humanitarian reasons, you help us <br />control shipments of fentanyl that <br />can be sent from China to our country, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President of Mexico, via NBC.<br />NBC reports that fentanyl lies <br />at the center of a surge <br />in overdose deaths in the U.S. .<br />Republican lawmakers have blamed Mexico for failing <br />to take down drug cartels responsible for producing <br />and shipping the highly-addictive painkiller.<br />Republican lawmakers have blamed Mexico for failing <br />to take down drug cartels responsible for producing <br />and shipping the highly-addictive painkiller.<br />According to Obrador, law enforcement in Mexico <br />has taken down nearly 1,400 clandestine <br />fentanyl labs and seized seven tons of the drug.<br />Obrador also claimed that only 30% of <br />the total fentanyl consumed in the U.S. <br />had entered the country via Mexico.<br />U.S. officials insist that fentanyl <br />is mass-produced in Mexico using <br />chemicals mainly sourced from China.<br />Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has spearheaded <br />U.S. efforts to increase pressure on Mexico, including <br /> designating cartels as terrorist organizations.<br />Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has spearheaded <br />U.S. efforts to increase pressure on Mexico, including <br /> designating cartels as terrorist organizations
